hield

hield · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kel-“to tilt, tip, incline”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*halþijaną“to bend, incline, pour, empty”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*halþijan
4. Old English · inherited fromhieldan
5. Middle English · inherited fromheelden
6. English todayhield

From Middle English heelden, helden, from Old English hieldan, heldan (“to lean, incline, slope, force downwards, bow or bend down”), from Proto-West Germanic *halþijan, from Proto-Germanic *halþijaną (“to bend, incline, pour, empty”), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to tilt, tip, incline”). Cognate with Dutch hellen (“to incline”), Low German hellen (“to incline”), Middle High German helden (“to incline”), Danish hælde (“to tilt, lean, slant, slope”), Swedish hälla (“to tilt, pour”), Icelandic halla (“incline, lean sideways, heel over”), Icelandic hella (“to pur”). See also heel.

hield · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kel-“to tilt, tip, incline”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*halþijōn
3. Old English · inherited fromhielde“slope, declivity”
4. Middle English · inherited fromheld
5. English todayhield

From Middle English held, from Old English hielde (“slope, declivity”), from Proto-Germanic *halþijōn, *halþijō (“inclination, slope”), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to tilt, tip, incline”). Cognate with German Halde (“slope”), Danish hæld (“an incline, slope”).

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