Where does “halssnoer” come from?

halssnoer (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.

halssnoer (Dutch): necklace

Definitions

  1. necklace

Ancestry of “halssnoer”, step by step

halssnoer 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 snoer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnoera cord, cable; a necklace; hooker, slut
2Middle Dutchsnoer—
3Proto-Germanicsnōrōrope, cable
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →