Where does “hlé” come from?

hlé (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ, from Proto-Germanic hlaiwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱloy-wo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hlé (Old Norse): shelter, lee; defence, shade, defensive place;...

Definitions

  1. shelter, lee; defence, shade, defensive place;...

Ancestry of “hlé”, step by step

hlé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Norse ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norseᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨtomb, grave
2Proto-Germanichlaiwąhill, mound, barrow; burial mound, tomb, grave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱloy-wo-m—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Proto-Germanic hlewą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlewą—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “hlé”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱloy-wo-m →