Where does “haalarihousut” come from?
haalarihousut (Finnish) comes from Finnish haalari, 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 — to cover; to incline.
haalarihousut (Finnish): dungarees / overalls heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces
Definitions
- dungarees / overalls heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces
Ancestry of “haalarihousut”, step by step
haalarihousut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish haalari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | haalari | hauler, haulier; overall, overalls, coverall,... |
| 2 | Swedish | halare | boilersuit |
| 3 | German | Hehler | agent noun of hehlen; receiver and usually... |
| 4 | German | hehlen | to hide, to conceal, to hele; to transactionally... |
| 5 | Middle High German | heln | — |
| 6 | Old High German | helan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | helan | to hide, to conceal |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | helaną | to hide, to conceal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱéleti | to be covering, hiding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |