Where does “clēven” come from?

clēven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch clivon, 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.

clēven (Middle Dutch): to stick, to adhere

Definitions

  1. to stick, to adhere

Ancestry of “clēven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchclivonto be stuck
2Proto-West Germanicklibēnto stick, to adhere
3Proto-Germanicklibānąto stick, to adhere
4Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “clēven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ- →