Where does “lide på” come from?

lide på (Danish) comes from Old Norse hlíta, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lide på (Danish): To trust

Definitions

  1. To trust

Ancestry of “lide på”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlítato rely on, trust, abide by; to rely on, trust
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Old Norse hlíta →
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