Where does “halsketting” come from?

halsketting (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.

halsketting (Dutch): necklace

Definitions

  1. necklace

Ancestry of “halsketting”, step by step

halsketting 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 ketting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkettingchain; necklace
2Middle Dutchkettinc—
3Middle Dutchketene—
4Old Dutchketina—
5Latincatēnachain
6Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →