Where does “lid” come from?

lid (Middle English) comes from Old English hlið, from Proto-Germanic hlidą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lid (Middle English): A lid; a piece of material used to cover a...

Definitions

  1. A lid; a piece of material used to cover a...

Ancestry of “lid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishhliðAlternative spelling of hliþ
2Proto-Germanichlidąlid, cover
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlitóscovered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós →