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Where does “helan” come from?

helan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic helaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱéleti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

helan (Proto-West Germanic): to hide, to conceal

Definitions

  1. to hide, to conceal

Ancestry of “helan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichelanąto hide, to conceal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱéletito be covering, hiding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “helan”

  • whole
  • hole
  • healing
  • holes
  • heal
  • portal
  • wholesale
  • wholeheartedly
  • keyhole
  • loophole
  • borehole
  • wholesaler
  • pinhole
  • wholehearted
  • manhole
  • porthole
  • peephole
  • wormhole
  • pigeonhole
  • pothole
  • healee
  • waterhole
  • armhole
  • portlet
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