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

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cle

Ancestry of “clea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclēaclaw
2Latvianklaulook here!; listen!
3Germankläuen—
4Middle High Germankleuen—
5Old High Germanklawēn—
6Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klawjaną →