Etymology

Klipp

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Today it means: A surname from German. Full definition →

German Klipp ← Proto-Germanic *klibą
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*klibą
  2. German · borrowed fromKlipp
  3. English todayKlipp

Borrowed from German Klipp, variant of Klippe. Compare Cliff; both are ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klibą.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*klibą all →

cliffclevesKleve

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.