Where does “klieven” come from?

klieven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch clieven, from Old Dutch clievan, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

klieven (Dutch): to cleave, to cut; to cut through

Definitions

  1. to cleave, to cut; to cut through

Ancestry of “klieven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchclievento cleave, to split; to split, to be split
2Old Dutchclievanto cleave
3Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

Words derived from “klieven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubaną →Every word from Old Dutch clievan →
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