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Where does “klukjaną” come from?

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

Ancestry of “klukjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklu-to ball up, conglomerate, amass
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “klukjaną”

  • clutch
  • unclutch
  • declutch
  • clutchless
  • clutchy
  • clutcher
  • interclutch
  • clutchplate
  • cletch
  • clutchmate
  • cloch
  • cloche
  • clutch
  • cloche
  • klyka
  • clutch
  • clutch
  • clicchen
  • cleken
  • clucchen
  • clechen
  • cluchen
  • clǣċan
  • clyċċan
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