Where does “helan” come from?

helan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic helan, from Proto-Germanic helaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱéleti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

helan (Old English): to hide, conceal; to calumniate, slander; to...

Definitions

  1. to hide, conceal; to calumniate, slander; to...

Ancestry of “helan”, step by step

helan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic helan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichelanto hide, to conceal
2Proto-Germanichelanąto hide, to conceal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱéletito be covering, hiding
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Proto-West Germanic hōlijan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichōlijanto speak vainly; to calumniate, slander
2Proto-Germanichōlijanąto speak vainly; to calumniate, slander
3Proto-Indo-European*ḱeh₁l-—

via Proto-Germanic *helan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*helan—
2Proto-Germanichaljanąto hull, conceal; to call, fetch, summon

Words derived from “helan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱéleti →Every word from Proto-Germanic helaną →