Where does “cliffless” come from?

cliffless (English) comes from English Cliff, from Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic klibą — cliff, rock.

cliffless (English): Without cliffs

Definitions

  1. Without cliffs

Ancestry of “cliffless”, step by step

cliffless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Cliff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCliffA diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton
2Middle EnglishclyfA cliff; a heavily sloped hillside or...
3Old Englishclifa cliff; a group of rocks or crag
4Proto-West Germanic*klib—
5Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Proto-Germanic klibą →