Where does “clew” come from?

clew (Middle English) comes from Old English clēowen, from Proto-Germanic kliuwiną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

clew (Middle English): Alternative form of clewe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of clewe

Ancestry of “clew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclēowen—
2Proto-Germanickliuwiną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “clew”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →