Where does “clēa” come from?

clēa (Old English) 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.

clēa (Old English): claw

Definitions

  1. claw

Ancestry of “clēa”, step by step

clēa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian klau

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

via Proto-West Germanic *klawu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*klawu—
2Proto-Germanicklawōclaw

Words derived from “clēa”

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