Where does “kluiven” come from?

kluiven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cluven, from Old Dutch klūvon, from Proto-Germanic klūbōną.

kluiven (Dutch): to gnaw, to nibble; to bite into smaller chunks

Definitions

  1. to gnaw, to nibble; to bite into smaller chunks

Ancestry of “kluiven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcluven—
2Old Dutchklūvon—
3Proto-Germanicklūbōną—

Words derived from “kluiven”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klūbōną →Every word from Old Dutch klūvon →Every word from Middle Dutch cluven →
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