Where does “Klippenspringen” come from?

Klippenspringen (German) comes from German klippe, from Middle High German klippe, from Middle Low German klippe, from Old Saxon *klif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic klibą — cliff, rock.

Klippenspringen (German): cliff jumping

Definitions

  1. cliff jumping

Ancestry of “Klippenspringen”, step by step

Klippenspringen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German klippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklipperock that is partly covered by (sea) water
2Middle High Germanklippe—
3Middle Low Germanklippe—
4Old Saxon*klif—
5Proto-West Germanic*klib—
6Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock

via German springen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspringento spring; to leap; to bounce; to dive; to jump;...
2Old High Germanspringan—
3Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic klibą →