Where does “klängväxt” come from?

klängväxt (Swedish) comes from Swedish klänga, from Old Swedish klengia, from Old Norse klengja, from Proto-Germanic klangijaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European gewl-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

klängväxt (Swedish): a climber that attaches itself with tendrils

Definitions

  1. a climber that attaches itself with tendrils

Ancestry of “klängväxt”, step by step

klängväxt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish klänga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklängato cling; hold tight
2Old Swedishklengiato cling; hold tight
3Old Norseklengja—
4Proto-Germanicklangijanąto make stick, to make cling
5Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁y-to smear, putty; to stick, glue
6Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁-ball, lump
7Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

via Swedish växt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishväxtplant, vegetable; growth, size, length
2Old Norsevǫxtrgrowth, increase
3Proto-Germanicwahstuzsize, growth
4Indo-European*h₂weks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁- →