Where does “li” come from?

li (Danish) comes from Old Danish lith, from Old Norse hlið, from Proto-Germanic hlidą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

li (Danish): A sloping mountainside or hillside covered with grass or forest

Definitions

  1. A sloping mountainside or hillside covered with grass or forest

Ancestry of “li”, step by step

li traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish lith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishlith—
2Old Norsehliðgate; side; a gap, gate, space
3Proto-Germanichlidąlid, cover
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlitóscovered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Old Norse hlíð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlíðslope
2Proto-Germanichlīdōslope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléyteh₂something leaning, sloped, inclined
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “li”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós →