Where does “lee” come from?

lee (Middle English) comes from Old English hlēo, from Proto-Germanic *hlaiw, from Proto-Germanic hlaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lee (Middle English): To lie; to speak falsely

Definitions

  1. To lie; to speak falsely

Ancestry of “lee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhlēoshelter
2Proto-Germanic*hlaiw—
3Proto-Germanichlaiwazshelter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lee”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaiwaz →