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Where does “kluiver” come from?

kluiver (Dutch) comes from Dutch kluif — a chunk; a difficult task.

kluiver (Dutch): someone who gnaws

Definitions

  1. someone who gnaws

Ancestry of “kluiver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkluifa chunk; a difficult task

Words derived from “kluiver”

  • кливер
  • baliekluiver
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