Where does “hlið” come from?

hlið (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hlidą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hlið (Old Norse): gate; side; a gap, gate, space

Definitions

  1. gate; side; a gap, gate, space

Ancestry of “hlið”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hlið”

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