Where does “Felsenkluft” come from?

Felsenkluft (German) comes from German Fels, from Middle High German vels, from Old High German felis, from Frankish falis, from Proto-Germanic falisaz, from Proto-Indo-European pelis- — stone; rock, cliff.

Felsenkluft (German): a chasm in a rock

Definitions

  1. a chasm in a rock

Ancestry of “Felsenkluft”, step by step

Felsenkluft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fels

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFelsrock
2Middle High Germanvels—
3Old High Germanfeliscliff; rock
4Frankishfalisrock
5Proto-Germanicfalisazrock, cliff
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelis-stone; rock, cliff

via German kluft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankluftcleft, fissure, joint
2Old High Germankluft—
3Proto-Germanickluftizsplitting
4Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic falisaz →Every word from Frankish falis →
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