Where does “klipp” come from?

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

klipp (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of klippe

Definitions

  1. imperative of klippe

Ancestry of “klipp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålklippea cliff; to cut; to clip
2Middle Low Germanklippe—
3Old Saxon*klif—
4Proto-West Germanic*klib—
5Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock

Words derived from “klipp”

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