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Where does “klór” come from?

klór (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic klóra, from Old Norse klóra, 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.

klór (Icelandic): the act of scratching; writing which is badly or...

Definitions

  1. the act of scratching; writing which is badly or...

Ancestry of “klór”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicklórato scratch
2Old Norseklórato scratch, scrawl; to scrawl, scratch
3Old Norseklóclaw, talon
4Proto-Germanicklawōclaw
5Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
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