Where does “hlíð” come from?

hlíð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hlīdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléyteh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hlíð (Old Norse): slope

Definitions

  1. slope

Ancestry of “hlíð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlīdōslope, incline
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléyteh₂something leaning, sloped, inclined
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hlíð”

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