Where does “kljár” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kljár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekléloom weight stone
2Proto-Germanicklewôclump, mass, ball, bale
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 klewô →