Where does “klo” come from?

klo (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse kló, from Proto-Germanic klawō, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

klo (Norwegian Bokmål): claw; talon; pincer

Definitions

  1. claw; talon; pincer

Ancestry of “klo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklóclaw, talon
2Proto-Germanicklawōclaw
3Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
5Proto-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 →
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