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Where does “hlýr” come from?

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

hlýr (Old Norse): cheek; face; The sides of an axe blade, knife,...

Definitions

  1. cheek; face; The sides of an axe blade, knife,...

Ancestry of “hlýr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichliwjazlukewarm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱal(w)e-—

Words derived from “hlýr”

  • hlýr
  • lýggjur
  • ly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱal(w)e- →