Where does “hale” come from?

hale (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German haldan, from Old High German haltan, from Proto-West Germanic haldan, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

hale (Central Franconian): to hold

Definitions

  1. to hold

Ancestry of “hale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhaldan—
2Old High Germanhaltanto hold
3Proto-West Germanichaldanto hold; to keep
4Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haldaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haldan →