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Where does “klimar” come from?

klimar (Ido) comes from English climb, from German klimmen, 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- — to be cold, to freeze.

klimar (Ido): to climb, climb up, scale

Definitions

  1. to climb, climb up, scale

Ancestry of “klimar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclimbTo ascend; rise; to go up; To mount; to move...
2Germanklimmento climb
3Middle High Germanklimben—
4Old High Germanklimban—
5Proto-Germanicklimbanąto climb
6Proto-Germanicklībanąto stick, cling to
7Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
8Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
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