Where does “klippe” come from?
klippe (Middle High German) comes from Middle Low German klippe, from Old Saxon *klif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic klibą — cliff, rock.
Ancestry of “klippe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | klippe | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | *klif | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *klib | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klibą | cliff, rock |
Words derived from “klippe”