Where does “klé” come from?

klé (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic klewô, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

klé (Old Norse): loom weight stone

Definitions

  1. loom weight stone

Ancestry of “klé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklewôclump, mass, ball, bale
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “klé”

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