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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbandconnection, liaison, bond; band; tire/tyre
2EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
3Germanbandpast of binden
4Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
5Frenchthere; here, present
6Italianthere
7Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
8Portuguesethere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
9GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
10Germana-MollA-minor
11Hungarianmollminor
12GermanMollminor
13Medieval Latinmolle
14Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
15Latinmolduis
16Proto-Italicmoldus
17Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
18Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Dutch hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhalsFront side of the neck; throat; Neck
2Middle Dutchhalsneck
3Old Dutchhals
4Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
5Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos

via Middle Dutch halsbant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhalsbant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld-