Where does “klefi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “klefi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklebôan apartment, a separate room or space; a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

Words derived from “klefi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klebô →