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Where does “klebe” come from?

klebe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German klebēn, from Middle High German kleben, from Old High German klebēn, from Proto-West Germanic klibēn, from Proto-Germanic klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klebe (Norwegian Bokmål): to stick, adhere, cling; to glue, paste, stick

Definitions

  1. to stick, adhere, cling; to glue, paste, stick

Ancestry of “klebe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklebēn—
2Middle High Germankleben—
3Old High Germanklebēnto stick; cleave
4Proto-West Germanicklibēnto stick, to adhere
5Proto-Germanicklibānąto stick, to adhere
6Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
7Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
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