Where does “langhlið” come from?

langhlið (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hlið, from Old Norse hlið, from Proto-Germanic hlidą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

langhlið (Icelandic): hypotenuse

Definitions

  1. hypotenuse

Ancestry of “langhlið”, step by step

langhlið traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hlið

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichliða side; gate
2Old Norsehliðgate; side; a gap, gate, space
3Proto-Germanichlidąlid, cover
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlitóscovered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Icelandic langur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclangurlong; "only used in set phrases"
2Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós →