Where does “hale” come from?
hale (French) comes from French haler, from Middle French haler, from Old French haler, from Dutch halen, from Middle Dutch halen, from Old Dutch halōn, from Proto-West Germanic halōn, from Proto-Germanic halōną — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
hale (French): first-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “hale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | haler | to haul, tow |
| 2 | Middle French | haler | — |
| 3 | Old French | haler | to pull, haul; to haul, pull |
| 4 | Dutch | halen | to fetch, to get |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | halen | to drag, fetch, haul; to draw, fetch, haul |
| 6 | Old Dutch | halōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | halōn | to fetch, to get, to haul |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |