cleven
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to stick, to adhere
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch clivon inherited from Proto-Germanic *klibāną derived from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (stick, lubricate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gleybʰ-
Gloss
stick, lubricate
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