Where does “heelden” come from?

heelden (Middle English) comes from Old English hieldan, from Proto-Germanic *halþijan, from Proto-Germanic halþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “heelden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhieldanto incline
2Proto-Germanic*halþijan—
3Proto-Germanichalþijanąto make incline, tilt, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “heelden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *halþijan →