Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klawō

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

Etymology

Parallel nominal formation related to *klawjaną; see there for more.

Noun

*klawō f

1. claw

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *klawō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*klawō	*klawôz
vocative	*klawō	*klawôz
accusative	*klawǭ	*klawōz
genitive	*klawōz	*klawǫ̂
dative	*klawōi	*klawōmaz
instrumental	*klawō	*klawōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *klawu
  • Old English: clawu
    • Middle English: clawe, claw
      • Scots: claw, clau
      • English: claw
  • Old Frisian: klawe, kle
    • Saterland Frisian: Klaue
    • West Frisian: klau, kloer
  • Old Saxon: klawa
    • Middle Low German: klowe, kla
      • Low German: Klau
  • Old Dutch: klawa
    • Middle Dutch: klawe, klauwe
      • Dutch: klauw
        • Afrikaans: klou
      • Limburgish: klaw
  • Old High German: klawa
    • Middle High German: klawe
      • German: Klaue
      • Luxembourgish: Klo
• Old Norse: kló
  • Icelandic: kló
  • Faroese: klógv
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: klo
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: klo
  • Old Swedish: klō
    • Swedish: klo
  • Old Danish: klo
    • Danish: klo
  • Gutnish: klau