Where does “*hlāu” come from?

*hlāu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

*hlāu (Proto-West Germanic): lukewarm

Definitions

  1. lukewarm

Ancestry of “*hlāu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “*hlāu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz →