*klibą

Runic: ᚲᛚᛁᛒᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈkli.βɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

cliff, rock

A zero-grade derivation of *klībaną (‘to stick’).

*klib (Proto-West Germanic)
- *klif (Old Dutch)
  - klif, klef (Middle Dutch)
    - klif (Dutch)
*klib (Proto-West Germanic)
- clif (Old English)
  - clyf, clif (Middle English)
    - cliff (English)
    - clyft, clift (Scots)
*klib (Proto-West Germanic)
- *klif (Old Frisian)
  - Klif (Saterland Frisian)
  - klif (West Frisian)
*klib (Proto-West Germanic)
- kleb, klep, klif (Old High German)
  - cepp, scepp (Lombard)
*klib (Proto-West Germanic)
- klif, *klib (Old Saxon)
  - klif, klēf, kleif, klēv, klēb, kleff, klē (Middle Low German)
    - Kliff (German)
*klib (Proto-West Germanic)
- klif, *klib (Old Saxon)
  - klif, klēf, kleif, klēv, klēb, kleff, klē (Middle Low German)
    - klippe (Middle Low German)
      - klippe (Danish)
      - Klipp (German Low German)
*klib (Proto-West Germanic)
- klif, *klib (Old Saxon)
  - klif, klēf, kleif, klēv, klēb, kleff, klē (Middle Low German)
    - klippe (Middle Low German)
      - klippe, kliffe (Middle High German)
        
        Klippe (German)
klif (Old Norse)
- kliv (Faroese)
- klif (Icelandic)