forhele

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*frahelaną“to conceal, hide”
2. Old English · inherited fromforhelan“to cover up, conceal”
3. Middle English · inherited fromforhelen
4. English todayforhele

From Middle English forhelen, from Old English forhelan (“to cover up, conceal”), from Proto-Germanic *frahelaną (“to conceal, hide”), equivalent to for- + hele. Cognate with Dutch verhelen (“to conceal”), German verhehlen (“to hide, conceal”).