Where does “lid” come from?

lid (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish liþ, from Old Norse hlíð, from Proto-Germanic hlīdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléyteh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lid (Swedish): A slope of a hill

Definitions

  1. A slope of a hill

Ancestry of “lid”, step by step

lid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish liþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishliþ—
2Old Norsehlíðslope
3Proto-Germanichlīdōslope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléyteh₂something leaning, sloped, inclined
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Swedish hult

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhultwood, forest (of any size); coppice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléyteh₂ →