Where does “clawa” come from?

clawa (Old Dutch) comes from Latvian klau, from German kläuen, from Middle High German kleuen, from Old High German klawēn, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

clawa (Old Dutch): claw

Definitions

  1. claw

Ancestry of “clawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianklaulook here!; listen!
2Germankläuen—
3Middle High Germankleuen—
4Old High Germanklawēn—
5Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
7Proto-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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