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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱéleti →Every word from Proto-Germanic helaną →