Where does “klieben” come from?

klieben (Middle High German) comes from Old High German klioban, from Proto-West Germanic kleuban, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

Ancestry of “klieben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanklioban—
2Proto-West Germanickleubanto split, to cleave
3Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kleuban →