English
hield
Hield comes from Old English hieldan ‘to lean, incline, slope, force downwards, bow…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kel-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kel-‘to tilt, tip, incline’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*halþijaną‘to bend, incline, pour, empty’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*halþijan‘to tilt, to incline’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hieldan‘to lean, incline, slope, force downwards, bow or bend down’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500heelden
- Englishtodayhield
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kel-‘to tilt, tip, incline’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*halþijaną‘to bend, incline, pour, empty’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*halþijan‘to tilt, to incline’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hieldan‘to lean, incline, slope, force downwards, bow or bend down’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500heelden
- Englishtodayhield
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kel- ‘to tilt, tip, incline’
hold, halt, gallon, acceleration, accelerate, hilt, 4 more
through Proto-Germanic *halþijaną ‘to bend, incline, pour, empty’
through Old English hieldan ‘to lean, incline, slope, force downwards, bow…’
Another origin of hield
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kel-‘to tilt, tip, incline’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*halþijōnreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hielde‘slope, declivity’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500held
- Englishtodayhield
Today it means
verb To bend; incline; tilt (as a water-vessel or ship); heel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kel- / hield