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Where does “halþaz” come from?

halþaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic halaną — to slope; be inclined.

halþaz (Proto-Germanic): sloping, inclined

Definitions

  1. sloping, inclined

Ancestry of “halþaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichalanąto slope; be inclined

Words derived from “halþaz”

  • heald
  • hield
  • Helling
  • kallas
  • hellen
  • heelden
  • helden
  • hieldan
  • -heald
  • heldan
  • halþijaną
  • kallas
  • helden
  • hellinge
  • heldinge
  • helden
  • Hellinge
  • kaldas
Every word from Proto-Germanic halaną →