Where does “clyf” come from?

clyf (Middle English) comes from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic klibą — cliff, rock.

clyf (Middle English): A cliff; a heavily sloped hillside or...

Definitions

  1. A cliff; a heavily sloped hillside or...

Ancestry of “clyf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclifa cliff; a group of rocks or crag
2Proto-West Germanic*klib—
3Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock

Words derived from “clyf”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klibą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *klib →Every word from Old English clif →