Where does “klimben” come from?

klimben (Middle High German) comes from Old High German 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.

Ancestry of “klimben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanklimban—
2Proto-Germanicklimbanąto climb
3Proto-Germanicklībanąto stick, cling to
4Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “klimben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ- →
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