Etymograph

English

kloofing

From kloof + -ing.

Formed from kloof + -ing

Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- ‘to split’

Proto-Germanic *klubô

Proto-West Germanic *klubō

Middle Dutch clove

Dutch kloof ‘ravine’

English kloof

Today it means

noun A recreational activity involving descent into a deep ravine or watercourse.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / kloofing