Where does “hlýða” come from?

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

hlýða (Old Norse): to listen; to obey

Definitions

  1. to listen; to obey

Ancestry of “hlýða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichliuþijanąto listen, obey
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hlýða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hliuþijaną →