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

klippe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German klippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanklippe—
2Old Saxon*klif—
3Proto-West Germanic*klib—
4Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock

via Middle Dutch clippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchclippe—
2Old Dutchklippa—
3Proto-Germanicklippō—

Words derived from “klippe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klibą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *klib →Every word from Old Saxon *klif →