Where does “klippa” come from?

klippa (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German klippe, from Old Saxon *klif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic klibą — cliff, rock.

klippa (Swedish): a rock, a cliff; a steadfast person; to cut with...

Definitions

  1. a rock, a cliff; a steadfast person; to cut with...

Ancestry of “klippa”, step by step

klippa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German klippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanklippe—
2Old Saxon*klif—
3Proto-West Germanic*klib—
4Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock

via Old Norse klippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklippato clip, cut; shear

Words derived from “klippa”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klibą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *klib →Every word from Old Saxon *klif →