Where does “klyvare” come from?

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

klyvare (Swedish): jib

Definitions

  1. jib

Ancestry of “klyvare”, step by step

klyvare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish klyva

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

via Dutch kluiver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkluiversomeone who gnaws
2Dutchkluifa chunk; a difficult task

Words derived from “klyvare”

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