Where does “cliven” come from?

cliven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch clīvan, from Proto-Germanic klībaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

cliven (Middle Dutch): to rise, to climb; to increase; to stick, to...

Definitions

  1. to rise, to climb; to increase; to stick, to...

Ancestry of “cliven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchclīvanto stick, to cling
2Proto-Germanicklībanąto stick, cling to
3Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
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