Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “cluven” come from?

cluven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch klūvon, from Proto-Germanic klūbōną.

Ancestry of “cluven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchklūvon—
2Proto-Germanicklūbōną—

Words derived from “cluven”

  • kluiven
  • afkluiven
Every word from Proto-Germanic klūbōną →