Etymology Explorer
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Where does “*klif” come from?
*klif (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic klibą — cliff, rock.
Ancestry of “*klif”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-West Germanic
*klib
—
2
Proto-Germanic
klibą
cliff, rock
Words derived from “*klif”
klippe
klippa
klippe
klippe
klippe
klippe
klippdass
gräsklippare
klip
klipper
klipper
klippa
Klippe
klipp
klippe
klipsk
klippduva
klippedue
klippeside
klippevegg
klippevegg
klippevæg
klippkaja
klippning
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