Where does “klá” come from?

klá (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse kleyja, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

klá (Old Norse): to claw, scratch, rub

Definitions

  1. to claw, scratch, rub

Ancestry of “klá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekleyja—
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 →