Where does “klippe” come from?

klippe (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *klif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic klibą — cliff, rock.

Ancestry of “klippe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “klippe”

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