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

  1. to altercate, to dispute, to wrangle; to scold,...

Ancestry of “kijven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkiven—
2Old Dutchkīvan—
3Proto-West Germanickībanto quarrel
4Proto-Germanickībanąto quarrel
5Proto-Indo-Europeangeybʰ-to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew

Words derived from “kijven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kībaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kīban →