Where does “bjarnarkló” come from?

bjarnarkló (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kló, from Old Norse kló, from Proto-Germanic klawō, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

bjarnarkló (Icelandic): Heracleum mantegazzianum

Definitions

  1. Heracleum mantegazzianum

Ancestry of “bjarnarkló”, step by step

bjarnarkló traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicklóclaw, talon; plug; loo, toilet
2Old Norseklóclaw, talon
3Proto-Germanicklawōclaw
4Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Icelandic Björn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicBjörnbear mammal
2Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
3Proto-Germanicbernuzbear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klawjaną →