Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klēwō

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Related with *klawō and *klawjaną.

Noun

*klēwō f[1][2]

  1. claw

Inflection

Declension of *klēwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *klēwō *klēwôz
vocative *klēwō *klēwôz
accusative *klēwǭ *klēwōz
genitive *klēwōz *klēwǫ̂
dative *klēwōi *klēwōmaz
instrumental *klēwō *klēwōmiz

Alternative forms

Descendants

Additional Middle Low German and Middle Dutch forms with -auw- may be from this or from *klawō (see there).

  • Proto-West Germanic: *klāwu

References

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “klauw”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
  2. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Klaue”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN