kloof

(Îngilîzî)

kloven

klieven

  1. to cleave, to cut
  2. to cut through (waves)

kluiven

Pircarînî

C1
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/kloːf/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle Dutch clove, from Proto-West Germanic *klubō, from Proto-Germanic *klubô, related to *kleubaną (“to split, cleave”). Cognate with German Klobe, Kloben, Cimbrian khlóop.

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