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Where does “baarlid” come from?

baarlid (Dutch) comes from Dutch lid, from Middle Dutch lit, from Old Dutch lid, from Old English hlið, from Proto-Germanic hlidą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

baarlid (Dutch): vulva

Definitions

  1. vulva

Ancestry of “baarlid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlidmember; member, limb; member, penis
2Middle Dutchlit—
3Old Dutchlid—
4Old EnglishhliðAlternative spelling of hliþ
5Proto-Germanichlidąlid, cover
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlitóscovered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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