Where does β€œπŒ·πŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ°πƒπŒ½πŒ°β€ come from?

πŒ·πŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ°πƒπŒ½πŒ° (Gothic) comes from Gothic πŒ·πŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…, from Proto-Germanic hlaiwΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European αΈ±loy-wo-m, from Proto-Indo-European αΈ±ley-, from Proto-Indo-European αΈ±el- β€” to cover; to incline.

πŒ·πŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ°πƒπŒ½πŒ° (Gothic): grave

Definitions

  1. grave

Ancestry of β€œπŒ·πŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ°πƒπŒ½πŒ°β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GothicπŒ·πŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…tomb, grave
2Proto-GermanichlaiwΔ…hill, mound, barrow; burial mound, tomb, grave
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±loy-wo-mβ€”
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±ley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±el-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European αΈ±el- β†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European αΈ±ley- β†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European αΈ±loy-wo-m β†’
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