Where does “klimmen” come from?

klimmen (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klimmen (German): to climb

Definitions

  1. to climb

Ancestry of “klimmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklimben—
2Old High Germanklimban—
3Proto-Germanicklimbanąto climb
4Proto-Germanicklībanąto stick, cling to
5Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “klimmen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ- →