Where does “hæle” come from?
hæle (Danish) comes from German Hehler, from German hehlen, from Middle High German heln, from Old High German helan, from Proto-West Germanic helan, from Proto-Germanic helaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱéleti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
hæle (Danish): to fence; indefinite plural of hæl
Definitions
- to fence; indefinite plural of hæl
Ancestry of “hæle”, step by step
hæle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hehler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hehler | agent noun of hehlen; receiver and usually... |
| 2 | German | hehlen | to hide, to conceal, to hele; to transactionally... |
| 3 | Middle High German | heln | — |
| 4 | Old High German | helan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | helan | to hide, to conceal |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | helaną | to hide, to conceal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱéleti | to be covering, hiding |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |