Words that come from Proto-Germanic “hallō”

95 words across 35 languages descend from Proto-Germanic hallō — including hall, halls, hallway, hallmark, Valhalla, dancehall, guildhall, hallstand.

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English (20)

Finnish (15)

German (6)

Dutch (5)

Icelandic (4)

Danish (3)

French (3)

Middle English (3)

Swedish (2)

Turkish (2)

Luxembourgish (2)

Irish (2)

Japanese (2)

Old Norse (2)

Portuguese (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Old English (2)

Polish (1)

Russian (1)

Latin (1)

Faroese (1)

Italian (1)

Zulu (1)

Esperanto (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Middle French (1)

Old French (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle Irish (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle High German (1)

Frankish (1)

Old High German (1)

Words from Proto-Germanic hallō — 95 descendants | Etymology Explorer