Where does “hylr” come from?

hylr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hulwiją, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hylr (Old Norse): deep place, pool in a river

Definitions

  1. deep place, pool in a river

Ancestry of “hylr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichulwijądepression, hollow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hylr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulwiją