Where does “hlǣw” come from?

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

hlǣw (Old English): burial mound; hill

Definitions

  1. burial mound; hill

Ancestry of “hlǣw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlaiwazshelter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hlǣw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaiwaz →