clive
English
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To climb; ascend.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cliven inherited from Old English clīfan (stick, adhere, cleave) inherited from Proto-Germanic *klībaną (stick, glue) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (stick, lubricate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gleybʰ-
Gloss
stick, lubricate
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Klebeband German
- Kleber German
- Kleberand German
- Klebestreifen German
- Klebstoff German
- aufkleben German
- festkleben German
- kleben German
- zukleben German
- zusammenkleben German
- boomklever Dutch, Flemish
- kleef Dutch, Flemish
- kleefrijst Dutch, Flemish
- kleven Dutch, Flemish
- klever Dutch, Flemish
- kleverig Dutch, Flemish
- *gleybʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *klibāną Proto-Germanic
- *klībaną Proto-Germanic
- kliva Swedish
- clīfan Old English
- cliven Middle English
- klífa Old Norse
- klífa Icelandic
- clēven Middle Dutch
- פֿאַרקלעמט Yiddish
- kleepima Estonian
- *clīvan Old Dutch
- kleven Middle Low German
- klivan Old Saxon
- kliva, klīva Old Swedish