Where does “haulout” come from?
haulout (English) comes from English haul, 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.
haulout (English): A site, on land or ice, visited by pinnipeds when...
Definitions
- A site, on land or ice, visited by pinnipeds when...
Ancestry of “haulout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | haul | To transport by drawing or pulling, as with... |
| 2 | Middle English | hālen | — |
| 3 | Old French | haler | to pull, haul; to haul, pull |
| 4 | Dutch | halen | to fetch, to get; to reach , to catch; to make it |
| 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 |