Where does “clough” come from?

clough (Middle English) comes from Old English clōh, from Proto-Germanic klanh- — cleft, sluice, abyss.

clough (Middle English): A narrow valley; a ravine

Definitions

  1. A narrow valley; a ravine

Ancestry of “clough”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclōh—
2Proto-Germanicklanh-cleft, sluice, abyss

Words derived from “clough”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klanh- →Every word from Old English clōh →
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