Where does “Lier” come from?

Lier (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hlíð, 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 “Lier”, step by step

Lier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hlíð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlíðslope
2Proto-Germanichlīdōslope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléyteh₂something leaning, sloped, inclined
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Dutch lier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlierlyre; hurdy-gurdy, wheel fiddle; winch
2Middle Dutchliere—
3LatinLyralyre, lute
4Ancient Greekλύραlyre, string instrument with a sounding board...

Words derived from “Lier”

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