Where does “V-hals” come from?

V-hals (Danish) comes from Danish hals, from Old Norse háls, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

V-hals (Danish): V-neck

Definitions

  1. V-neck

Ancestry of “V-hals”, step by step

V-hals traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhalsthroat; neck; indefinite genitive singular of hal
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

via Danish V

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishV—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Old Norse háls →
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