Where does “Kleef” come from?
Kleef (Dutch) comes from Dutch kleven, from Middle Dutch clēven, from Old Dutch clivon, from Proto-West Germanic klibēn, from Proto-Germanic klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
Kleef (Dutch): Kleve, Cleves, a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, near the Dutch border and the River Rhine
Definitions
- Kleve, Cleves, a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, near the Dutch border and the River Rhine
Ancestry of “Kleef”, step by step
Kleef traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kleven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kleven | to stick, to be attached glue-like; to glue, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | clēven | to stick, to adhere |
| 3 | Old Dutch | clivon | to be stuck |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | klibēn | to stick, to adhere |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klibāną | to stick, to adhere |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gleybʰ- | to stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |