Where does “hlinēn” come from?

hlinēn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hlināną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hlinēn (Proto-West Germanic): to lean

Definitions

  1. to lean

Ancestry of “hlinēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlinānąto lean
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hlinēn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlināną →