Where does “kløvning” come from?

kløvning (Danish) comes from Danish kløve, from Old Norse kljúfa, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

kløvning (Danish): cleaving the act of cleaving something

Definitions

  1. cleaving the act of cleaving something

Ancestry of “kløvning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkløvecleave, split
2Old Norsekljúfato cleave, split
3Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubaną →Every word from Old Norse kljúfa →