Where does “cleve” come from?

cleve (English) comes from Middle English cleve, from Old English clēofa, from Proto-Germanic klebô, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

cleve (English): A room; chamber; A cottage; A cliff or hillside

Definitions

  1. A room; chamber; A cottage; A cliff or hillside

Ancestry of “cleve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcleveAn abode or home; where someone resides; A...
2Old Englishclēofathat which is cloven or separated
3Proto-Germanicklebôan apartment, a separate room or space; a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klebô →Every word from Old English clēofa →