Brian, I found:
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=claw
claw
O.E. clawu, from P.Gmc. *klawo, from PIE *g(e)l-eu- from base *gel-
"to make round, clench." The verb is from O.E. clawian
(
For Rom ghearã < PAlb/Dacian? gla:(w)-ra < PIE *g(e)l-eh1u-ro
Note : the u-diphtongs with long vowels lost the u in PAlb.
o:w > o:
a:w > a:
For a similar evolution see Latin glacia > Romanian gheaTã /gjeac&/
)
Best Regards,
Marius
P.S. : Can somebody help with the etymology of German Kralle 'claw'
(Thanks)
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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@...>
wrote:
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> Brian wrote:
> >The English noun is from OE <clawu>, refashioned on the
> >basis of the oblique cases from earlier <cléa>
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> Thanks Brian for your feedback. Could you follow up <cléa> until
PIE?
>
> Thanks again,
> Marius
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