Where does “klömme” come from?

klömme (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch climmen, from Old Dutch climban, from Proto-West Germanic *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.

klömme (Limburgish): to climb

Definitions

  1. to climb

Ancestry of “klömme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchclimmento climb; to rise, to go up; to increase
2Old Dutchclimbanto climb
3Proto-West Germanic*klimbanto climb
4Proto-Germanicklimbanąto climb
5Proto-Germanicklībanąto stick, cling to
6Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
7Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
8Proto-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- →