Where does “haalari” come from?
haalari (Finnish) comes from Swedish halare, from German Hehler, from German hehlen, from Middle High German heln, from Old High German helan, from Proto-West Germanic helan, from Proto-Germanic helaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱéleti — to cover; to incline.
haalari (Finnish): hauler, haulier; overall, overalls, coverall,...
Definitions
- hauler, haulier; overall, overalls, coverall,...
Ancestry of “haalari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | halare | boilersuit |
| 2 | German | Hehler | agent noun of hehlen; receiver and usually... |
| 3 | German | hehlen | to hide, to conceal, to hele; to transactionally... |
| 4 | Middle High German | heln | — |
| 5 | Old High German | helan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | helan | to hide, to conceal |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | helaną | to hide, to conceal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱéleti | to be covering, hiding |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |