Where does “halsband” come from?
halsband (Dutch) comes from Dutch band, from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá — to soften, to melt.
halsband (Dutch): collar; collar, bond placed around the neck to...
Definitions
- collar; collar, bond placed around the neck to...
Ancestry of “halsband”, step by step
halsband traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch band
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | band | connection, liaison, bond; band; tire/tyre |
| 2 | English | band | A strip of material used for strengthening or... |
| 3 | German | band | past of binden |
| 4 | French | bande | band, strip; stripe; strip |
| 5 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 6 | Italian | là | there |
| 7 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 8 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 9 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 10 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 11 | Hungarian | moll | minor |
| 12 | German | Moll | minor |
| 13 | Medieval Latin | molle | — |
| 14 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 15 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via Dutch hals
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hals | Front side of the neck; throat; Neck |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hals | neck |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hals | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hals | neck, throat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halsaz | neck, throat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kólsos | — |
via Middle Dutch halsbant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | halsbant | — |