Where does “Klo” come from?

Klo (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German klawa, from Proto-Germanic klawō, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

Klo (Luxembourgish): claw; complaint

Definitions

  1. claw; complaint

Ancestry of “Klo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanklawa—
2Proto-Germanicklawōclaw
3Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klawjaną →