Etymology Explorer
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Where does “cluven” come from?
cluven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch klūvon, from Proto-Germanic klūbōną.
Ancestry of “cluven”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Dutch
klūvon
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2
Proto-Germanic
klūbōną
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Words derived from “cluven”
kluiven
afkluiven
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