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Where does “hlidą” come from?

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

hlidą (Proto-Germanic): lid, cover

Definitions

  1. lid, cover

Ancestry of “hlidą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlitóscovered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hlidą”

  • lid
  • lidless
  • potlid
  • lidlike
  • decklid
  • earlid
  • unlid
  • lidlock
  • lidder
  • lidlessness
  • Adgarley
  • Lidschatten
  • Augenlid
  • Lid
  • lid
  • lyd
  • hlid
  • hliðr
  • hlit
  • lit
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