Where does “hårklipp” come from?
hårklipp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål klipp, from Norwegian Bokmål klippe, from Middle Low German klippe, from Old Saxon *klif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic klibą — cliff, rock.
hårklipp (Norwegian Bokmål): a haircut
Ancestry of “hårklipp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | klipp | imperative of klippe |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | klippe | a cliff; to cut; to clip |
| 3 | Middle Low German | klippe | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *klif | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *klib | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klibą | cliff, rock |