Where does “clīfan” come from?

clīfan (Old English) 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.

clīfan (Old English): to cleave, adhere, stick

Definitions

  1. to cleave, adhere, stick

Ancestry of “clīfan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklībanąto stick, cling to
2Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
3Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “clīfan”

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