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Where does “klettr” come from?

klettr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic klintaz, from Proto-Indo-European glend- — shore.

klettr (Old Norse): hill, crag, cliff; rock, stone

Definitions

  1. hill, crag, cliff; rock, stone

Ancestry of “klettr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklintazhill
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglend-shore

Words derived from “klettr”

  • klit
  • klettur
  • klettur
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