kleven

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈkleː.və(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to stick, to be attached glue-like
  • (transitive) to glue, to adhere something on/to something else, to stick to/on
  • (intransitive) to be sticky
  • (intransitive) to tailgate (drive dangerously close)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch clēven inherited from Old Dutch clivon inherited from Proto-Germanic *klibāną derived from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (stick, lubricate), *gleybʰ- (stick, lubricate).

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Proto-Indo-European

*gleybʰ-

Gloss

stick, lubricate

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