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

1. (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)