Where does “liþ” come from?

liþ (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hlíð, from Proto-Germanic hlīdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléyteh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “liþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlíðslope
2Proto-Germanichlīdōslope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléyteh₂something leaning, sloped, inclined
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “liþ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléyteh₂