Where does “kläuen” come from?

kläuen (German) comes from Middle High German kleuen, from Old High German klawēn, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

Ancestry of “kläuen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankleuen—
2Old High Germanklawēn—
3Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kläuen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klawjaną →