Where does “hlæne” come from?

hlæne (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *hlainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hlæne (Old English): lean; meager

Definitions

  1. lean; meager

Ancestry of “hlæne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hlainiz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hlainiz →