Where does “hlēowe” come from?

hlēowe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hlēowe (Old English): warm, sunny, sheltered

Definitions

  1. warm, sunny, sheltered

Ancestry of “hlēowe”, step by step

hlēowe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hlēwaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Proto-Germanic hliwjaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichliwjazlukewarm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱal(w)e-—

via Proto-Germanic hlewaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlewazfame
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlēw-to be warm or hot; warm, hot

Words derived from “hlēowe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz →