Where does “赫爾” come from?

赫爾 (Chinese) comes from Dutch Geel, from Middle Dutch gelu, from Old Dutch gelo, from Proto-West Germanic gelu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

赫爾 (Chinese): Hull

Definitions

  1. Hull

Ancestry of “赫爾”, step by step

赫爾 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Geel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchGeelyellow
2Middle Dutchgelu
3Old Dutchgeloyellow
4Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
5Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Polish Hel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishHelHel
2New Latinheliumhelium
3Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
4Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
5Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via English Hull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHullA placename
2Middle Englishhulseed covering
3Old Englishhuluseed covering
4Proto-Germanichul-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wósEvery word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz
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