Where does “cleove” come from?

cleove (Middle English) comes from Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic klibą — cliff, rock.

cleove (Middle English): Alternative form of clyf; cliff

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of clyf; cliff

Ancestry of “cleove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishclyfA cliff; a heavily sloped hillside or...
2Old Englishclifa cliff; a group of rocks or crag
3Proto-West Germanic*klib—
4Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock

Words derived from “cleove”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klibą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *klib →Every word from Old English clif →