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Where does “kliuwiną” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kliuwiną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kliuwiną”

  • clue
  • clew
  • clueless
  • cluelessness
  • cluelessly
  • clewline
  • cluey
  • clewless
  • clueful
  • unclew
  • clue stick
  • cluebat
  • unclue
  • cluefulness
  • cluon
  • cluelike
  • clewe
  • clew
  • cleowen
  • cliwen
  • cliewen
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