Where does “hliotan” come from?

hliotan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic hleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw-.

hliotan (Old Saxon): to cast lots; to be allotted

Definitions

  1. to cast lots; to be allotted

Ancestry of “hliotan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichleutanąto cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)klēw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hleutaną →