Etymology Explorer › Old English

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”

  • cliff
  • Cleveland
  • Clifford
  • cliffside
  • cliffhanger
  • clifftop
  • cliffy
  • cliffed
  • clift
  • undercliff
  • clifflike
  • Clevelander
  • cliffrose
  • clifted
  • Cliffordian
  • cliffline
  • Aldcliffe
  • clifty
  • cliffbound
  • cliffscape
  • cliffless
  • cliffgreen
  • クリーブランド
  • Cleveland
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