Where does “kniuwel” come from?

kniuwel (Middle High German) comes from German kliuwe, from German kliuwa, from Proto-Germanic klewô, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

Ancestry of “kniuwel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankliuwe
2Germankliuwa
3Proto-Germanicklewôclump, mass, ball, bale
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kniuwel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew-Every word from Proto-Germanic klewô