Where does “haleter” come from?
haleter (French) comes from French hâler, 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.
haleter (French): to pant
Definitions
- to pant
Ancestry of “haleter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hâler | to tan; to catch a tan, to get a tan; to sunbathe |
| 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 |