Where does “clawen” come from?

clawen (Middle English) comes from Old English clāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *klauwjan, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

clawen (Middle English): To scratch at with the claws; to claw or make...

Definitions

  1. To scratch at with the claws; to claw or make...

Ancestry of “clawen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclāwanto claw or scratch
2Proto-West Germanic*klauwjanto claw or scratch
3Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “clawen”

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