Where does “climbdown” come from?
climbdown (English) comes from English climb, from German klimmen, from Middle High German klimben, from Old High German klimban, from Proto-Germanic klimbaną, from Proto-Germanic klībaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley- — to be cold, to freeze.
climbdown (English): A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position...
Definitions
- A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position...
Ancestry of “climbdown”, step by step
climbdown traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English climb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | climb | To ascend; rise; to go up; To mount; to move... |
| 2 | German | klimmen | to climb |
| 3 | Middle High German | klimben | — |
| 4 | Old High German | klimban | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klimbaną | to climb |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klībaną | to stick, cling to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gleybʰ- | to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |