Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “clive” come from?

clive (Middle English) comes from Old English clife, from Proto-West Germanic *klībā.

clive (Middle English): Alternative form of clyf

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of clyf

Ancestry of “clive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclifeclifers , burdock; burdock
2Proto-West Germanic*klībā—

Words derived from “clive”

  • Cleveland
  • Clevelander
  • クリーブランド
  • Cleveland
  • Clyveland
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *klībā →