Where does “li” come from?

li (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.

li (Norwegian Nynorsk): a sloping mountainside or hillside covered with...

Definitions

  1. a sloping mountainside or hillside covered with...

Ancestry of “li”, step by step

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

Words derived from “li”

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