Where does “cliva” come from?

cliva (Romanian) comes from French cliver, from Dutch klieven, from Middle Dutch clieven, from Old Dutch clievan, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

cliva (Romanian): to cleave

Definitions

  1. to cleave

Ancestry of “cliva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcliverto cleave
2Dutchklievento cleave, to cut; to cut through
3Middle Dutchclievento cleave, to split; to split, to be split
4Old Dutchclievanto cleave
5Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

Words derived from “cliva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubaną →Every word from Old Dutch clievan →