Where does “katteklo” come from?

katteklo (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk klø, 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.

katteklo (Norwegian Nynorsk): cat claw; claw of a cat

Definitions

  1. cat claw; claw of a cat

Ancestry of “katteklo”, step by step

katteklo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk klø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkløclaw
2Old Norseklóclaw, talon
3Proto-Germanicklawōclaw
4Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Norwegian Nynorsk katt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkatta cat
2Old Norsekǫttrcat
3Proto-Germanickattuzcat
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klawjaną →