Where does “hala” come from?

hala (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hala, from Middle Low German halen, from Old Saxon halōn, from Proto-West Germanic halōn, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

hala (Faroese): inflection of hali: ## accusative/dative/genitive...

Definitions

  1. inflection of hali: ## accusative/dative/genitive...

Ancestry of “hala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehala—
2Middle Low Germanhalen—
3Old Saxonhalōnto get
4Proto-West Germanichalōnto fetch, to get, to haul
5Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic halōn →