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
Ancestry of “hielde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | halþijōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “hielde”