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Where does “kliuwīną” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kliuwīną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kliuwīną”

  • clue
  • clew
  • clueless
  • cluelessness
  • cluelessly
  • clewline
  • cluey
  • clewless
  • clueful
  • unclew
  • clue stick
  • cluebat
  • unclue
  • cluefulness
  • cluon
  • cluelike
  • kluwen
  • kluwe
  • clewe
  • clew
  • clīewen
  • cliewen
  • cluwen
  • kliuwīn
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