Where does “hääl” come from?

hääl (Estonian) comes from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

hääl (Estonian): voice, sound; vote

Definitions

  1. voice, sound; vote

Ancestry of “hääl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreenlandicAani—
2Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
3Middle High Germanānewithout
4Old High Germanānawithout
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “hääl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →