Where does “clifian” come from?

clifian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic klibēn, from Proto-Germanic klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

clifian (Old English): to stick (adhere)

Definitions

  1. to stick (adhere)

Ancestry of “clifian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicklibēnto stick, to adhere
2Proto-Germanicklibānąto stick, to adhere
3Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ- →