Where does “*hlaiw” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*hlaiw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlaiwazshelter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “*hlaiw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaiwaz →
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