Where does “kluven” come from?

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

kluven (Swedish): split, cleaved

Definitions

  1. split, cleaved

Ancestry of “kluven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklyvato split, to cleave
2Old Swedishklȳvato split
3Old Norsekljúfato cleave, split
4Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

Words derived from “kluven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubaną →Every word from Old Norse kljúfa →