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Where does “hyllan” come from?

hyllan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic huljaną — to cover, veil.

hyllan (Old English): to cover

Definitions

  1. to cover

Ancestry of “hyllan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichuljanąto cover, veil
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