Where does “hêlen” come from?

hêlen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch helan, from Proto-West Germanic helan, from Proto-Germanic helaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱéleti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hêlen (Middle Dutch): to hide, to conceal, to keep secret, to keep quiet

Definitions

  1. to hide, to conceal, to keep secret, to keep quiet

Ancestry of “hêlen”, step by step

hêlen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch helan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhelanto hide, to conceal
2Proto-West Germanichelanto hide, to conceal
3Proto-Germanichelanąto hide, to conceal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱéletito be covering, hiding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Old Dutch hēlen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhēlen—
2Proto-West Germanichailijanto heal, to cure
3Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “hêlen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱéleti →Every word from Proto-Germanic helaną →