Where does “klucht” come from?

klucht (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch cluft, from Old Dutch kluft, from Proto-Germanic kluftiz, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

klucht (West Flemish): joke

Definitions

  1. joke

Ancestry of “klucht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcluft—
2Old Dutchkluft—
3Proto-Germanickluftizsplitting
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 Proto-Germanic kluftiz →