Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klewô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *klewwô

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to conglomerate, amass; clump, ball, bale”).

Noun

*klewô m

  1. clump, mass, ball, bale

Inflection

Declension of *klewô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *klewô *klewaniz
vocative *klewô *klewaniz
accusative *klewanų *klewanunz
genitive *kliwiniz *klewanǫ̂
dative *kliwini *klewammaz
instrumental *kliwinē *klewammiz

Derived terms

  • *kliwwilą
  • *kliwīną, *kliuwīną
    • Old English: clīewen (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Frisian: *kliwen
      • West Frisian: kleaune
    • Old Saxon: kleuwīn
    • Old Dutch: *kliuwīn
      • Middle Dutch: cluwen, clouwen, cluen, clūwijn
    • Old High German: kliuwelīn
      • Middle High German: kliuwelīn ⇒ kniulin
  • *klewō
  • *klōwō

Descendants

  • Old High German: chliwa, chliuwa, kliuwa, kliuwi, kliwi, kliu, chliuwi
    • Middle High German: kliuwe ⇒ kliuwel
      • German: Kläuel, Kleuel
      • ⇒ Middle High German: kniuwel
  • Old Norse: klé, kljár
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