Where does “tekliovan” come from?
tekliovan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon kliovan, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.
tekliovan (Old Saxon): to tear apart
Ancestry of “tekliovan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | kliovan | to cleave, to split |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kleubaną | to split, to cleave |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | glewbʰ- | to split |