Where does “klimmuur” come from?

klimmuur (Dutch) comes from Dutch klimmen, from Middle Dutch climmen, from Old Dutch climban, from Proto-West Germanic *klimban, from Proto-Germanic klimbaną, from Proto-Germanic klībaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley- — to be cold, to freeze.

klimmuur (Dutch): climbing wall

Definitions

  1. climbing wall

Ancestry of “klimmuur”, step by step

klimmuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch klimmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklimmento climb; plural of klim
2Middle Dutchclimmento climb; to rise, to go up; to increase
3Old Dutchclimbanto climb
4Proto-West Germanic*klimbanto climb
5Proto-Germanicklimbanąto climb
6Proto-Germanicklībanąto stick, cling to
7Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
8Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Dutch muur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmuurA wall; A type of fast-food vending machine with...
2Middle Dutchmuurwall
3Old Dutchmūr—
4Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
5Old Latinmoerus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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