Where does “allô” come from?

allô (French) comes from English hallo, from Middle English halou, from Old English hēla, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō — heel.

allô (French): hello; used to confirm that the person being...

Definitions

  1. hello; used to confirm that the person being...

Ancestry of “allô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhalloAlternative form of hello; A cry of surprise; The...
2Middle Englishhalou—
3Old Englishhēlaheel
4Proto-West Germanic*hą̄hilōheel

Words derived from “allô”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō →Every word from Old English hēla →Every word from Middle English halou →