Where does “hlæw” come from?

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

hlæw (Old English): mountain, mound, hill, barrow, cairn; cave

Definitions

  1. mountain, mound, hill, barrow, cairn; cave

Ancestry of “hlæw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlaiwazshelter
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 hlaiwaz →