Where does “klibēn” come from?

klibēn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klibēn (Proto-West Germanic): to stick, to adhere

Definitions

  1. to stick, to adhere

Ancestry of “klibēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklibānąto stick, to adhere
2Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
3Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “klibēn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-