Where does “*hlainiz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*hlainiz”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	ḱley-	to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
2	Proto-Indo-European	ḱel-	to cover; to incline

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