Where does “klífa” come from?

klífa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse klífa, from Proto-Germanic klībaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klífa (Icelandic): to climb

Definitions

  1. to climb

Ancestry of “klífa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklífa—
2Proto-Germanicklībanąto stick, cling to
3Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ- →