Where does “clea” come from?
clea (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.
clea (Old English): claw
Ancestry of “clea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | klau | look here!; listen! |
| 2 | German | kläuen | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | kleuen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | klawēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klawjaną | to claw or scratch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
Words derived from “clea”