Where does “hlær” come from?

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

hlær (Old Norse): warm, mild

Definitions

  1. warm, mild

Ancestry of “hlær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz →