Where does “hielde” come from?

hielde (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic halþijōn, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hielde (Old English): slope, declivity

Definitions

  1. slope, declivity

Ancestry of “hielde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichalþijōn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hielde

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic halþijōn