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Where does “𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅” come from?

𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅 (Gothic) comes 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.

𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅 (Gothic): tomb, grave

Definitions

  1. tomb, grave

Ancestry of “𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅”, step by step

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

Words derived from “𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅”

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