Where does “klúgva” come from?

klúgva (Faroese) comes from Old Norse kljúfa, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

klúgva (Faroese): to cleave, to split

Definitions

  1. to cleave, to split

Ancestry of “klúgva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekljúfato cleave, split
2Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubaną →Every word from Old Norse kljúfa →