Where does “clewe” come from?

clewe (Middle English) comes from Old English clīewen, from Proto-Germanic kliuwīną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

clewe (Middle English): A clew; A string of yarn for finding a path

Definitions

  1. A clew; A string of yarn for finding a path

Ancestry of “clewe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclīewenball
2Proto-Germanickliuwīną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kliuwīną →