Clive
wiktionary
From Middle English cliven, from Old English clīfan(“to cleave, adhere, stick”), from Proto-Germanic *klībaną(“to glue, stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ-(“to lubricate, stick”). Cognate with Dutch kleven(“to adhere, stick”), German kleben(“to adhere, stick”), Swedish kliva(“to climb, stalk”), Icelandic klífa(“to climb, ascend”).
From Middle English[Term?], from Old English clife(“clifers (cleavers), burdock”). Cognate with Middle Dutch kleve, klijve(“burdock”), Middle Low German klive(“burdock”).
From Middle English cliven, from Old Norse klyfja, klufða(“to split, chop, cleave”), from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną(“to split, pick”), from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-(“to cut, carve, peel”). Cognate with Old English clēofan(“to cleave, split, separate”). Doublet of cleave.
