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

Definitions

  1. to split, to cleave

Ancestry of “klyva”, step by step

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

Words derived from “klyva”

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