Where does “kløyve” come from?

kløyve (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse kljúfa, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

kløyve (Norwegian Bokmål): to split, cleave, divide lengthwise, especially with an axe, wedge, or similar tool

Definitions

  1. to split, cleave, divide lengthwise, especially with an axe, wedge, or similar tool

Ancestry of “kløyve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekljúfato cleave, split
2Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubaną →Every word from Old Norse kljúfa →