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 |