Where does “līte” come from?

līte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hlīta, from Proto-West Germanic *hlīdu, from Proto-Germanic hlīdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléyteh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “līte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhlīta—
2Proto-West Germanic*hlīdu—
3Proto-Germanichlīdōslope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléyteh₂something leaning, sloped, inclined
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “līte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléyteh₂ →