Where does “clea” come from?
clea (Middle English) comes from Old English clēa, from Latvian klau, from German kläuen, from Middle High German kleuen, from Old High German klawēn, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
clea (Middle English): Alternative form of cle
Ancestry of “clea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | clēa | claw |
| 2 | Latvian | klau | look here!; listen! |
| 3 | German | kläuen | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | kleuen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | klawēn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klawjaną | to claw or scratch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
Words derived from “clea”