Middle English word cleven comes from Proto-Indo-European *gley-, Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-, and later Proto-Germanic *kleubaną (To split, to cleave.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*gley- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to stick, smudge, to stick |
*glewbʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to split, separate, cleave, to split |
*gleybʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*kleubaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To split, to cleave. |
*klībaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To stick, cling to. |
clēofan | Old English (ang) | |
cleofan | Old English (ang) | To cleave, to split. |
*klibjaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To stick, adhere. |
clifian | Old English (ang) | |
cleven | Middle English (enm) |