Where does “lyj” come from?

lyj (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse hlýja, from Old Norse hlýr, from Proto-Germanic hliwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱal(w)e-.

lyj (Westrobothnian): to heat, to make lukewarm, thaw; mitigate...

Definitions

  1. to heat, to make lukewarm, thaw; mitigate...

Ancestry of “lyj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlýja—
2Old Norsehlýrcheek; face; The sides of an axe blade, knife,...
3Proto-Germanichliwjazlukewarm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱal(w)e-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱal(w)e- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hliwjaz →Every word from Old Norse hlýr →