Where does “lid” come from?

lid (Westrobothnian) comes 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 (Westrobothnian): mountain side, wooded slope of a mountain or...

Definitions

  1. mountain side, wooded slope of a mountain or...

Ancestry of “lid”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléyteh₂ →