Where does “clouen” come from?

clouen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

Ancestry of “clouen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “clouen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klawjaną →