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Where does “Hehler” come from?

Hehler (German) comes 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.

Hehler (German): agent noun of hehlen; receiver and usually...

Definitions

  1. agent noun of hehlen; receiver and usually...

Ancestry of “Hehler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhehlento hide, to conceal, to hele; to transactionally...
2Middle High Germanheln—
3Old High Germanhelan—
4Proto-West Germanichelanto hide, to conceal
5Proto-Germanichelanąto hide, to conceal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱéletito be covering, hiding
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Hehler”

  • Hehlerei
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