Where does “clawian” come from?

clawian (Old English) comes from Old English clawan, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

clawian (Old English): Alternative form of clawan

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of clawan

Ancestry of “clawian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclawanto claw or scratch
2Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klawjaną →
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