Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- ‎(“cut, carve”). Germanic cognates include Old Saxon kliovan, Middle Dutch clieven (Dutch klieven), Old High German klioban, Old Norse kljúfa.The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek γλύφω ‎(glúphō, “carve”), Latin glūbō ‎(“strip the bark off a tree”), Russian глубокий ‎(glubokij, “deep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkleːovɑn/