cleven

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *klevon, from Proto-Germanic *klibjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick”).

Verb

clēven

  1. to stick, to adhere

Inflection

This verbs needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: kleven
  • Limburgish: kleive

Further reading

  • “cleven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “cleven (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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