Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “kólsos”

101 words across 32 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European kólsos — including Hawes, hauberk, hawse, habergeon, hawsehole, hawsepipe, halse, halsen.

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English (12)

German (9)

Old English (8)

Dutch (7)

Danish (7)

Swedish (6)

Middle English (6)

Icelandic (5)

Norwegian Bokmål (4)

Middle Dutch (3)

Old Dutch (3)

Old Norse (3)

Proto-Germanic (3)

Norwegian Nynorsk (3)

Faroese (2)

Russian (2)

Yiddish (2)

Old French (2)

Old High German (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Latin (1)

Westrobothnian (1)

Middle French (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Gothic (1)

Cimbrian (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Frankish (1)

Middle High German (1)

Vulgar Latin (1)