Where does “klippa” come from?

klippa (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.

klippa (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of klippe: ## simple past ## past...

Definitions

  1. inflection of klippe: ## simple past ## past...

Ancestry of “klippa”, step by step

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