Where does “klippe” come from?

klippe (Danish) comes from Middle Low German klippe, from Old Saxon *klif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic klibą — cliff, rock.

klippe (Danish): to cut with scissors

Definitions

  1. to cut with scissors

Ancestry of “klippe”, step by step

klippe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German klippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanklippe—
2Old Saxon*klif—
3Proto-West Germanic*klib—
4Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock

via Old Norse klippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklippato clip, cut; shear

Words derived from “klippe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klibą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *klib →Every word from Old Saxon *klif →