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Where does “kljúfa” come from?

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

kljúfa (Old Norse): to cleave, split

Definitions

  1. to cleave, split

Ancestry of “kljúfa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kljúfa”

  • klyva
  • hårklyveri
  • ordkløver
  • ordkløverisk
  • kløve
  • skýjakljúfur
  • kljúfa
  • klof
  • klúgva
  • klyva
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