Where does “bjergkløft” come from?

bjergkløft (Danish) comes from Danish kløft, from Middle Low German kluft, from Old Saxon *kluft, from Proto-Germanic kluftiz, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

bjergkløft (Danish): a gorge, ravine

Definitions

  1. a gorge, ravine

Ancestry of “bjergkløft”, step by step

bjergkløft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kløft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkløfta gorge or canyon
2Middle Low Germankluft—
3Old Saxon*kluft—
4Proto-Germanickluftizsplitting
5Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

via Danish bjerg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbjergmountain; hill; imperative of bjerge
2Old NorsebjargAlternative form of berg; cliff
3Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kluftiz →