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

Definitions

  1. to tear apart

Ancestry of “tekliovan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkliovanto cleave, to split
2Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubanąEvery word from Old Saxon kliovan