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Where does “hlībijaną” come from?

hlībijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

hlībijaną (Proto-Germanic): to cover, to shield, to protect; to care for

Definitions

  1. to cover, to shield, to protect; to care for

Ancestry of “hlībijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “hlībijaną”

  • 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽
  • hlífa
  • hlífa
  • líva
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