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Where does “halsaberg” come from?

halsaberg (Frankish) comes from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

halsaberg (Frankish): neck-covering armour; neck-cover

Definitions

  1. neck-covering armour; neck-cover

Ancestry of “halsaberg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
2Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “halsaberg”

  • hauberk
  • habergeon
  • halsbergus
  • halsberg
  • haubergeon
  • hauberc
  • halsberch
  • haubert
  • halsberg
  • halsbergus
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