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Where does “Hale” come from?

Hale (English) comes from Middle English hālen, from Old French haler, from Dutch halen, from Middle Dutch halen, from Old Dutch halōn, from Proto-West Germanic halōn, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Ancestry of “Hale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhālen—
2Old Frenchhalerto pull, haul; to haul, pull
3Dutchhalento fetch, to get; to reach , to catch; to make it
4Middle Dutchhalento drag, fetch, haul; to draw, fetch, haul
5Old Dutchhalōn—
6Proto-West Germanichalōnto fetch, to get, to haul
7Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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