Where does “kijven” come from?
kijven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch kiven, from Old Dutch kīvan, from Proto-West Germanic kīban, from Proto-Germanic kībaną, from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- — to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew.
kijven (Dutch): to altercate, to dispute, to wrangle; to scold,...
Definitions
- to altercate, to dispute, to wrangle; to scold,...
Ancestry of “kijven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | kiven | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | kīvan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kīban | to quarrel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kībaną | to quarrel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | geybʰ- | to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew |
Words derived from “kijven”