Where does “hlūþaz” come from?

hlūþaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hlūþaz (Proto-Germanic): heard

Definitions

  1. heard

Ancestry of “hlūþaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos →