kløva

Scanian

[klø̀ːʋa]

verb

Definitions

to cleave

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kljúfa (split) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną (split, cleave, pick).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*kleubaną

Gloss

split, cleave, pick

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*glewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*kleubaną Proto-Germanic
kløyva Norwegian Nynorsk
cleofan Old English
cleven Middle English
kljúfa Old Norse
kløve Danish
kljúfa Icelandic
klúgva Faroese
*kleuban gmw-pro
kliovan Old Saxon
klyva Old Swedish
klȳva, klyva Old Swedish