Where does “halsgevel” come from?

halsgevel (Dutch) comes from Dutch hals, from Middle Dutch hals, from Old Dutch hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

halsgevel (Dutch): neck-gable

Definitions

  1. neck-gable

Ancestry of “halsgevel”, step by step

halsgevel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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 Dutch gevel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevelfaçade
2Middle Dutchgevel—
3Frankishgebil—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →