Where does “hallo” come from?

hallo (Danish) comes from Middle High German haln, from Old High German holōn, from Proto-West Germanic *holōn, from Proto-Germanic hulōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hallo (Danish): hello; n hello

Definitions

  1. hello; n hello

Ancestry of “hallo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhalnto fetch
2Old High Germanholōnto get, fetch; to fetch, used especially in...
3Proto-West Germanic*holōnto call, appoint, summon
4Proto-Germanichulōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hallo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *holōn →