Where does “noncleavable” come from?
noncleavable (English) comes from English cleavable, from English cleave, from Middle English cleven, from Old English clēofian, from Proto-West Germanic klibēn, from Proto-Germanic klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley- — to be cold, to freeze.
noncleavable (English): That cannot be cleaved
Definitions
- That cannot be cleaved
Ancestry of “noncleavable”, step by step
noncleavable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cleavable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cleavable | Capable of being cleaved |
| 2 | English | cleave | To split or sever something with, or as if with,... |
| 3 | Middle English | cleven | To cleave; to split or slice through; To break... |
| 4 | Old English | clēofian | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | klibēn | to stick, to adhere |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klibāną | to stick, to adhere |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gleybʰ- | to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |