Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klībā

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick, smear”).

Noun

*klībā f

(botany) burdock

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*klībā
Genitive	*klībōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*klībā	*klībōn
Accusative	*klībōn	*klībōn
Genitive	*klībōn	*klībōnō
Dative	*klībōn	klībōm, klībum
Instrumental	*klībōn	klībōm, klībum

Synonyms

*klaitā

Related terms

*klīban

Descendants

Old English: clīfe
- Middle English: *clive (attested in garclive)
  - English: clive
Old Frisian: *klīve
- Saterland Frisian: Klíef
Old Saxon: klīva
- Middle Low German: klîve
Old Dutch: *klīva
- Middle Dutch: klijve, kleve
  - Dutch: klijf
  - → West Frisian: kleef
Old High German: klība
- Middle High German: klībe
  - German: Kleibe (archaic)

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