Where does “cleve” come from?

cleve (Middle English) comes from Old English clēofa, from Proto-Germanic klebô, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

cleve (Middle English): An abode or home; where someone resides; A...

Definitions

  1. An abode or home; where someone resides; A...

Ancestry of “cleve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclēofathat which is cloven or separated
2Proto-Germanicklebôan apartment, a separate room or space; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

Words derived from “cleve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klebô →Every word from Old English clēofa →