Where does “clēowen” come from?
clēowen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kliuwiną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
Ancestry of “clēowen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kliuwiną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |