Where does “kīvan” come from?

kīvan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic kīban, from Proto-Germanic kībaną, from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- — to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew.

Ancestry of “kīvan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickībanto quarrel
2Proto-Germanickībanąto quarrel
3Proto-Indo-Europeangeybʰ-to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew

Words derived from “kīvan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kībaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kīban →
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