Where does “הילן” come from?

הילן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German hüllen, from Old High German hullen, from Proto-Germanic *hulljan, from Proto-Germanic huljaną — to cover, veil.

הילן (Yiddish): to surround, wrap

Definitions

  1. to surround, wrap

Ancestry of “הילן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhüllen—
2Old High Germanhullen—
3Proto-Germanic*hulljan—
4Proto-Germanichuljanąto cover, veil

Words derived from “הילן”

Every word from Proto-Germanic huljaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hulljan →Every word from Old High German hullen →
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