Where does “klyva” come from?
klyva (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish klȳva, from Old Norse kljúfa, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.
klyva (Swedish): to split, to cleave
Ancestry of “klyva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | klȳva | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | kljúfa | to cleave, split |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kleubaną | to split, to cleave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | glewbʰ- | to split |
Words derived from “klyva”