Klaue.
claw, talon
Meaning & usage
claw, talon
cloven hoof
control
den Klauen des Todes entweichen
jemanden in den Klauen haben
hand
Nimm deine schmutzigen Klauen weg!
chicken scratch (poor handwriting)
part of hook-like shape, especially with the purpose of grasping, gripping triangular recess at the junction of two beams
part of hook-like shape, especially with the purpose of grasping, gripping a projection on a machine part which, when engaged or engaged in a correspondingly shaped recess in another machine part, makes a detachable connection with the latter
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German klāwe, from Old High German klāwa, from Proto-Germanic *klēwō. Immediately cognate with Luxembourgish Klo, Westphalian Low German Klao(we), West Frisian klei, and possibly Dutch klauw. Also related with English claw (from Proto-Germanic *klawō) and Danish klo (from *klōwō).
stealing
auf Klaue gehen
Where this word comes from
Back-formation from klauen.
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