Where does “Aldcliffe” come from?

Aldcliffe (English) comes from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic klibą — cliff, rock.

Aldcliffe (English): a hamlet near Lancaster in Lancashire, England

Definitions

  1. a hamlet near Lancaster in Lancashire, England

Ancestry of “Aldcliffe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclifa cliff; a group of rocks or crag
2Proto-West Germanic*klib—
3Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock
Every word from Proto-Germanic klibą →