Where does “niedcleofa” come from?

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

niedcleofa (Old English): prison

Definitions

  1. prison

Ancestry of “niedcleofa”, step by step

niedcleofa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English clēofa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclēofathat which is cloven or separated
2Proto-Germanicklebôan apartment, a separate room or space; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

via Old English nīed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnīedneed, compulsion
2Proto-Germanic*naudi—
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klebô →Every word from Old English clēofa →