Where does “clofen” come from?

clofen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic klubanaz, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

Ancestry of “clofen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklubanaz—
2Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

Words derived from “clofen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic klubanaz →