Where does “hlemmur” come from?

hlemmur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hlemmr, from Proto-Germanic hlammiz, from Proto-Indo-European klem- — to cry; shout; scream; make a noise.

hlemmur (Icelandic): a large (flat) lid (usually of a pot, but can also refer to a box lid or trapdoor)

Definitions

  1. a large (flat) lid (usually of a pot, but can also refer to a box lid or trapdoor)

Ancestry of “hlemmur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlemmrtrapdoor
2Proto-Germanichlammiznoise; crash; bang; a cover; lid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanklem-to cry; shout; scream; make a noise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlammiz →Every word from Old Norse hlemmr →