Where does “hals” come from?

hals (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

hals (Cimbrian): neck; throat

Definitions

  1. neck; throat

Ancestry of “hals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhals—
2Old High Germanhalsneck
3Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
4Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →