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Where does “*halþijan” come from?

*halþijan (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic halþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “*halþijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichalþijanąto make incline, tilt, incline
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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