Where does “Lee” come from?

Lee (German) comes from Middle Low German lē, from Old Saxon hlēo, from Proto-Germanic hlaiwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱloy-wo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Lee (German): leeward side of a ship

Definitions

  1. leeward side of a ship

Ancestry of “Lee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlē—
2Old Saxonhlēo—
3Proto-Germanichlaiwąhill, mound, barrow; burial mound, tomb, grave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱloy-wo-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Lee”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱloy-wo-m →