Where does “snauklippe” come from?

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

snauklippe (Norwegian Nynorsk): to clip, crop, cut close, very short

Definitions

  1. to clip, crop, cut close, very short

Ancestry of “snauklippe”, step by step

snauklippe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk klippe

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk snau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksnaubald; bare; barely
2Old Norsesnauðrbare, bald
3Proto-Germanicsnauþuzbald, shaved, naked; poor, weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Germanic klibą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *klib →Every word from Old Saxon *klif →