English word climb comes from Proto-Indo-European *gley-, and later Proto-Germanic *klībaną (To stick, cling to.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gley- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to stick, smudge, to stick |
| *gleybʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *klibaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *klībaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To stick, cling to. |
| *klimbaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To climb. |
| climban | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | To climb. |
| climben | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| climb | English (en) | (botany) Of plants, to grow upwards by clinging to something.. (intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.. (intransitive) to jump high. (intransitive) to practise the sport of climbing. (transitive) To mount; to move upwards on.. (transitive) To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.. (transitive) To scale; to get to the top of something.. To [...] |