Where does “helan” come from?

helan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic helan, from Proto-Germanic helaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱéleti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

helan (Old Saxon): to hide

Definitions

  1. to hide

Ancestry of “helan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichelanto hide, to conceal
2Proto-Germanichelanąto hide, to conceal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱéletito be covering, hiding
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱéleti →Every word from Proto-Germanic helaną →