Where does “hlīta” come from?

hlīta (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hlīdu, from Proto-Germanic hlīdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléyteh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “hlīta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hlīdu—
2Proto-Germanichlīdōslope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléyteh₂something leaning, sloped, inclined
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hlīta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléyteh₂ →