Etymology Explorer
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Where does “klawe” come from?
klawe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German klāwa, from Proto-Germanic *klēwō.
Ancestry of “klawe”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old High German
klāwa
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2
Proto-Germanic
*klēwō
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Words derived from “klawe”
Klaue
klaue
Sauklaue
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