Where does “hlēow” come from?

hlēow (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hlewą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

hlēow (Old English): warm, sunny; shelter, protection

Definitions

  1. warm, sunny; shelter, protection

Ancestry of “hlēow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlewą—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “hlēow”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlewą →
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