Where does “clīvan” come from?

clīvan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic klībaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

clīvan (Old Dutch): to stick, to cling

Definitions

to stick, to cling

Ancestry of “clīvan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	klībaną	to stick, cling to
2	Proto-Indo-European	gleybʰ-	to stick
3	Proto-Indo-European	gley-	to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
4	Proto-Indo-European	gel-	to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “clīvan”

cliven

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ- →