Where does “haltabóol” come from?

haltabóol (Cimbrian) comes from Cimbrian bóol, from Middle High German wol, from Old High German wola, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

haltabóol (Cimbrian): goodbye, farewell

Definitions

  1. goodbye, farewell

Ancestry of “haltabóol”, step by step

haltabóol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cimbrian bóol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbrianbóolwell
2Middle High Germanwolwell
3Old High Germanwolawell
4Proto-Germanic*wela
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Cimbrian haltan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbrianhaltanto hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic *welaEvery word from Old High German wola