Where does “kloof” come from?

kloof (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kloof, from Middle Dutch clove, from Proto-Germanic klubō, from Proto-Germanic klubô.

kloof (Afrikaans): gap, split; ravine, gorge, glen; to split, to...

Definitions

  1. gap, split; ravine, gorge, glen; to split, to...

Ancestry of “kloof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkloofgap, gorge, ravine
2Middle Dutchclove—
3Proto-Germanicklubō—
4Proto-Germanicklubô—
Every word from Proto-Germanic klubô →Every word from Proto-Germanic klubō →Every word from Middle Dutch clove →