Where does “helian” come from?

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

helian (Old English): to conceal, cover, hide

Definitions

  1. to conceal, cover, hide

Ancestry of “helian”, step by step

helian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic helaną

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

via Proto-Germanic *helan

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

Words derived from “helian”

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