Proto-Indo-European

*ḱley-

‘to lean’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.

42 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-, most familiar first.

• law ← lawe ← hlǣw ← *hlaiw ← *hlaiwą
• low ← lowe ← hlǣw ← *hlaiw ← *hlaiwą
• climate ← climat ← climat ← clima ← κλίμα
• decline ← declinen ← declīnō
• lean ← lenen ← hleonian ← *hlinēn ← *hlināną
• ladder ← hlǣder ← *hlaidriju ← *hlaidrijō ← *ḱlóydʰrom
• leaning ← lening ← hlinung
• lid ← hlid ← *hlid ← *hlidą ← *ḱlitóm
• climax ← κλῖμαξ ← κλίνω ← *klíňňō ← *ḱl̥-né-y-ti
• inclination ← inclinacioun
• incline ← enclinen ← encliner ← inclīnāre ← clīnō
• eyelid ← eyelidd ← *ēaghlid ← *augahlid ← *hlid

More words from *ḱley-

• clinician
• cline
• recline
• proclivity
• declination
• acclimate
• declension
• cleeve
• clime
• climacteric
• climacus
• declivity
• clivus
• clinal
• acclive
• acclivity
• acclivous
• aclinic
• clitellum
• clivis
• clitellus
• clivity
• clinium
• climacterium
• coenocline
• declinate
• declivitous
• klismos
• procline
• reclinate

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-