Where does “haul” come from?
Haul comes from Middle English hālen, from Old French haler, from Middle Dutch halen, from Old Dutch halon, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁-.
haul (English): To transport by drawing or pulling, as with...
Definitions
- To transport by drawing or pulling, as with...
Ancestry of “haul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hālen | — |
| 2 | Old French | haler | to pull, haul; to haul, pull |
| 3 | Dutch | halen | to fetch, to get |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | halen | to drag, fetch, haul; to draw, fetch, haul |
| 5 | Old Dutch | halōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | halōn | to fetch, to get, to haul |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |