Where does “klawjaną” come from?

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

klawjaną (Proto-Germanic): to claw or scratch

Definitions

  1. to claw or scratch

Ancestry of “klawjaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “klawjaną”

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