Where does “klippe” come from?

klippe (German) comes 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.

klippe (German): rock that is partly covered by (sea) water

Definitions

  1. rock that is partly covered by (sea) water

Ancestry of “klippe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklippe—
2Middle Low Germanklippe—
3Old Saxon*klif—
4Proto-West Germanic*klib—
5Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock

Words derived from “klippe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klibą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *klib →Every word from Old Saxon *klif →