Where does “clour” come from?

clour (Scots) comes from Old Norse klóra, from Old Norse kló, from Proto-Germanic klawō, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

clour (Scots): A punch or blow; A bump or bruise; A dent

Definitions

  1. A punch or blow; A bump or bruise; A dent

Ancestry of “clour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklórato scratch, scrawl; to scrawl, scratch
2Old Norseklóclaw, talon
3Proto-Germanicklawōclaw
4Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “clour”

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