Where does “hal” come from?

hal (Dutch) comes 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.

hal (Dutch): hall, hallway; frozen ground

Definitions

  1. hall, hallway; frozen ground

Ancestry of “hal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhalle—
2Old Dutchhalla—
3Frankishhallularge room, hall; hall
4Finnishhaludesire; urge, itch
5Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
6Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “hal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halōną →Every word from Finnish halata →