Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlidą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlitóm (“that which is covered”), from the adjective *ḱlitós (“covered”), from the root *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”).

*hlidą n

1. lid, cover

• *gahliþą

• Proto-West Germanic: *hlid
  • Old English: hlid
    • Middle English: lid
      • English: lid
      • Scots: lid
  • Old Frisian: *hlid
    • Saterland Frisian: Lid
    • West Frisian: lid
  • Old Saxon: hlid
    • Middle Low German: lit, let, lēt
      • German Low German: Lidd
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: lēdeken
  • Old Dutch: *hlid, *lid
    • Middle Dutch: lit (rare)
      • Dutch: lid (rare)
  • Old High German: hlit, lit, lid
    • Middle High German: lit
      • German: Lid
• Old Norse: hlið
  • Icelandic: hlið