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Where does “hlaiwaz” come from?

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

hlaiwaz (Proto-Germanic): shelter

Definitions

  1. shelter

Ancestry of “hlaiwaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hlaiwaz”

  • Barlow
  • Lewes
  • Lewesian
  • barlowite
  • hlāw
  • hlǣw
  • hleo
  • hlæw
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