Where does “klit” come from?

klit (Danish) comes from Old Norse klettr, from Proto-Germanic klintaz, from Proto-Indo-European glend- — shore.

klit (Danish): dune

Definitions

  1. dune

Ancestry of “klit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklettrhill, crag, cliff; rock, stone
2Proto-Germanicklintazhill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglend-shore

Words derived from “klit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European glend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klintaz →Every word from Old Norse klettr →