Where does “pralhals” come from?

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

pralhals (Danish): braggart, blowhard, showoff

Definitions

  1. braggart, blowhard, showoff

Ancestry of “pralhals”, step by step

pralhals 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 prale

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