Where does “clawe” come from?
clawe (Middle English) comes from Old English clawu, from Proto-West Germanic *klawu, from Proto-Germanic klawō, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
clawe (Middle English): A claw; a horny nail on the feet of certain...
Definitions
- A claw; a horny nail on the feet of certain...
Ancestry of “clawe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | clawu | claw |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *klawu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | klawō | claw |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klawjaną | to claw or scratch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
Words derived from “clawe”