Where does “cliver” come from?

cliver (French) comes from Dutch klieven, from Middle Dutch clieven, from Old Dutch clievan, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

cliver (French): to cleave

Definitions

  1. to cleave

Ancestry of “cliver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklievento cleave, to cut; to cut through
2Middle Dutchclievento cleave, to split; to split, to be split
3Old Dutchclievanto cleave
4Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

Words derived from “cliver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubaną →Every word from Old Dutch clievan →