hehlen
German (Berlin)
/heːlən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (archaic) to hide, to conceal, to hele
- (transitive) to transactionally buy or otherwise obtain goods for oneself or somebody else or effectuate or aid the turnover of a good which before has been obtained by criminal offence against the assets of someone.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German heln inherited from Old High German helan derived from *helan inherited from Proto-Germanic *helaną (conceal, receive stolen goods, stash, hide).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*helaną
Gloss
conceal, receive stolen goods, stash, hide
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Cognates and derived terms
- Hehler German
- Hehlerei German
- verhehlen German
- *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱéleti Proto-Indo-European
- *helaną Proto-Germanic
- forhelan Old English
- helan Old English
- hæle Danish
- hæler Danish
- firhelan Old High German
- helan Old High German
- heln Middle High German
- *helan gmw-pro
- *helan Old Dutch
- hēlen Middle Low German
- helan Old Saxon