Where does “kló” come from?

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

kló (Old Norse): claw, talon

Definitions

  1. claw, talon

Ancestry of “kló”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklawōclaw
2Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kló”

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