Where does “Halle-Vilvoorde” come from?
Halle-Vilvoorde (Dutch) comes from Dutch Halle, from Middle Dutch halle, from Old Dutch halla, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
Ancestry of “Halle-Vilvoorde”, step by step
Halle-Vilvoorde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Halle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Halle | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | halle | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | halla | — |
| 4 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 5 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 6 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |