Where does “clauwe” come from?

clauwe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch klawa, from Proto-Germanic klawō, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

Ancestry of “clauwe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “clauwe”

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