Where does “clāwan” come from?

clāwan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *klauwjan, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

clāwan (Old English): to claw or scratch

Definitions

  1. to claw or scratch

Ancestry of “clāwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*klauwjanto claw or scratch
2Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “clāwan”

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