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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”

  • cliff
  • Cleveland
  • cliffside
  • cliffhanger
  • clifftop
  • cliffy
  • cliffed
  • clift
  • undercliff
  • clifflike
  • Clevelander
  • cliffrose
  • clifted
  • cliffline
  • clifty
  • cliffbound
  • cliffscape
  • cliffless
  • cliffgreen
  • クリーブランド
  • Cleveland
  • Clyveland
  • cleove
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