Where does “clôyen” come from?

clôyen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch clōien, from Old Dutch clouen, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

Ancestry of “clôyen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “clôyen”

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