klauen
Pronunciation: /ˈklaʊ̯ən/
“klauen” is a German word. Its meaning in English:
verb
- to steal
Etymology
From earlier kläuen, from Middle High German kleuen, klæwen, from Old High German klawēn, chlawēn, klawjan, from Proto-Germanic *klawjaną. Later remodelled after and related to Klaue (“claw”), that is “to grab with one’s claws”. The sense “to steal” originated in West Central German and Low Franconian, and is supposed to have been spread among soldiers during World War I.
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