Where does “hljóta” come from?

hljóta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hljóta, from Proto-Germanic hleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw-.

hljóta (Icelandic): to obtain, to get, to receive, to draw, to take;...

Definitions

  1. to obtain, to get, to receive, to draw, to take;...

Ancestry of “hljóta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehljótato get by lot, have allotted to oneself
2Proto-Germanichleutanąto cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)klēw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hleutaną →Every word from Old Norse hljóta →