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Where does “클로버” come from?

클로버 (Korean) comes from English clover, from Middle English clovere, from Old English clāfre, from Proto-West Germanic klaibrā, from Proto-West Germanic klaiwʀā, from Proto-West Germanic klaiw ~ klaiwiʀi.

클로버 (Korean): clovers

Definitions

  1. clovers

Ancestry of “클로버”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcloverA plant of the genus "Trifolium" with leaves...
2Middle Englishclovereclover
3Old Englishclāfre—
4Proto-West Germanicklaibrāclover
5Proto-West Germanicklaiwʀā—
6Proto-West Germanicklaiw ~ klaiwiʀi—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic klaiw ~ klaiwiʀi →