Where does “hlýja” come from?

hlýja (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hlýr, from Proto-Germanic hliwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱal(w)e-.

Ancestry of “hlýja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlýrcheek; face; The sides of an axe blade, knife,...
2Proto-Germanichliwjazlukewarm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱal(w)e-—

Words derived from “hlýja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱal(w)e- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hliwjaz →Every word from Old Norse hlýr →