Where does “klimop” come from?
klimop (Dutch) comes from Dutch opklimmen, 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- — to be cold, to freeze.
klimop (Dutch): ivy (Hedera helix)
Definitions
- ivy (Hedera helix)
Ancestry of “klimop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | opklimmen | to climb up; to become greater, to become larger |
| 2 | Dutch | klimmen | to climb; plural of klim |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | climmen | to climb; to rise, to go up; to increase |
| 4 | Old Dutch | climban | to climb |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *klimban | to climb |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klimbaną | to climb |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klībaną | to stick, cling to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gleybʰ- | to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |