Where does “clif” come from?

clif (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic klibą — cliff, rock.

clif (Old English): a cliff; a group of rocks or crag

Definitions

  1. a cliff; a group of rocks or crag

Ancestry of “clif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*klib—
2Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock

Words derived from “clif”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klibą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *klib →