Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klibą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

A zero-grade derivation to *klībaną (“to stick”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkli.βɑ̃/

Noun

*klibą n

cliff, rock

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *klibą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*klibą	*klibō
vocative	*klibą	*klibō
accusative	*klibą	*klibō
genitive	klibas, klibis	*klibǫ̂
dative	*klibai	*klibamaz
instrumental	*klibō	*klibamiz

Descendants

Old English: clif
- Middle English: clyf, clif
  - English: cliff
Old Saxon: klib
- Middle Low German: klif
  - → German: Kliff
Old Dutch:
- Middle Dutch: klif, klef
  - Dutch: klif
Old High German: kleb
- → Lombard: cepp, scepp
Old Norse: klif
- Icelandic: klif
- Faroese: kliv

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.