Where does “zukleben” come from?
zukleben (German) comes from German klebēn, from Middle High German kleben, from Old High German klebēn, from Proto-West Germanic klibēn, from Proto-Germanic klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
zukleben (German): to seal
Ancestry of “zukleben”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | klebēn | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | kleben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | klebēn | to stick; cleave |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | klibēn | to stick, to adhere |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klibāną | to stick, to adhere |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gleybʰ- | to stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |