Where does “clēafa” come from?

clēafa (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic klebô, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

clēafa (Old English): that which is cloven, a cleft, chasm, cave, den,...

Definitions

  1. that which is cloven, a cleft, chasm, cave, den,...

Ancestry of “clēafa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklebôan apartment, a separate room or space; a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klebô →