Where does “*halþijan” come from?

*halþijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic halþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

*halþijan (Proto-West Germanic): to tilt, to incline

Definitions

  1. to tilt, to incline

Ancestry of “*halþijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichalþijanąto make incline, tilt, incline
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “*halþijan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþijaną →