Where does “klyvning” come from?

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

klyvning (Swedish): splitting, cleaving

Definitions

  1. splitting, cleaving

Ancestry of “klyvning”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubaną →Every word from Old Norse kljúfa →