Where does “clīewen” come from?

clīewen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kliuwīną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

clīewen (Old English): ball

Definitions

  1. ball

Ancestry of “clīewen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickliuwīną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “clīewen”

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