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Where does “kliuwīn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kliuwīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickliuwīną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kliuwīn”

  • kluwen
  • kluwe
  • cluwen
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