Where does “hallitus” come from?
hallitus (Estonian) comes from Estonian hallitama, from Estonian häll, from German halle, from Middle High German halle, from Old High German halla, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
hallitus (Estonian): mould/mold
Ancestry of “hallitus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | hallitama | to mould/mold |
| 2 | Estonian | häll | cradle |
| 3 | German | halle | inflection of hallen:
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| 4 | Middle High German | halle | — |
| 5 | Old High German | halla | — |
| 6 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 7 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 8 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |