Where does “kluvenhet” come from?

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

kluvenhet (Swedish): being torn, ambivalence

Definitions

  1. being torn, ambivalence

Ancestry of “kluvenhet”, step by step

kluvenhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kluven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkluvensplit, cleaved
2Swedishklyvato split, to cleave
3Old Swedishklȳvato split
4Old Norsekljúfato cleave, split
5Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

via Swedish het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhethot; having a very high temperature; hot;...
2Old Swedishhēterhot
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubaną →Every word from Old Norse kljúfa →