Where does “hieldan” come from?

hieldan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *halþijan, from Proto-Germanic halþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hieldan (Old English): to incline

Definitions

  1. to incline

Ancestry of “hieldan”, step by step

hieldan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *halþijan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*halþijan—
2Proto-Germanichalþijanąto make incline, tilt, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Proto-West Germanic *halþijan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*halþijanto tilt, to incline

Words derived from “hieldan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *halþijan →