Where does “inhaul” come from?
inhaul (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.
inhaul (English): A rope used to haul in the clew of a sail, or a...
Definitions
- A rope used to haul in the clew of a sail, or a...
Ancestry of “inhaul”, step by step
inhaul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English haul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |