Where does “haleness” come from?
haleness (English) comes from English Hale, 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 — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
haleness (English): The state or quality of being hale
Definitions
- The state or quality of being hale
Ancestry of “haleness”, step by step
haleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hale | A place name |
| 2 | Middle English | hālen | — |
| 3 | Old French | haler | to pull, haul; to haul, pull |
| 4 | Dutch | halen | to fetch, to get |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | halen | to drag, fetch, haul; to draw, fetch, haul |
| 6 | Old Dutch | halōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | halōn | to fetch, to get, to haul |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |