Where does “hlífa” come from?

hlífa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hlībijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “hlífa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlībijanąto cover, to shield, to protect; to care for
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “hlífa”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →