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This Proto-West 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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick, smear”).
Noun
*klībā f
- (botany) burdock
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*klībā
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| Genitive
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*klībōn
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*klībā
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*klībōn
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| Accusative
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*klībōn
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*klībōn
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| Genitive
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*klībōn
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*klībōnō
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| Dative
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*klībōn
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*klībōm, *klībum
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| Instrumental
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*klībōn
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*klībōm, *klībum
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Synonyms
Descendants
- Old English: clīfe
- Middle English: *clive (attested in garclive)
- Old Frisian: *klīve
- Old Saxon: klīva
- Old Dutch: *klīva
- Middle Dutch: klijve, kleve
- Dutch: klijf
- → West Frisian: kleef
- Old High German: klība
- Middle High German: klībe