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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klawjaną

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From a Proto-Indo-European root *g(e)l-eu-, from a base *gel- (to make round, clench).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɑ.wjɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*klawjaną

  1. to claw or scratch

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: clawan, clāwan, *clēn (strong class 7); clawian
  • Old Dutch: *clōien, *clouen
    • Middle Dutch: clôyen, clooien, clouwen
  • Old Saxon: *clawian
    • Middle Low German: klâwen
  • Old High German: klawēn, chlawēn, klawjan
    • Middle High German: kleuen, klæwen
      • German: klauen (remodelled after the noun; compare dialectal or obsolete kläuen)
  • Old Norse: klá, kleyja
    • Faroese: kláa
    • Icelandic: klá
    • Norwegian Bokmål: klø (possibly)
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: klå
    • Old Swedish: klā
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