Where does “climban” come from?

climban (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic klimbaną, from Proto-Germanic klībaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

climban (Old English): to climb

Definitions

  1. to climb

Ancestry of “climban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklimbanąto climb
2Proto-Germanicklībanąto stick, cling to
3Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “climban”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ- →
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