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Where does “halle” come from?

halle (French) comes from Middle French halle, from Old French hale, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

halle (French): hall; covered market or similar building

Definitions

  1. hall; covered market or similar building

Ancestry of “halle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchhalle—
2Old Frenchhale—
3Frankishhallularge room, hall; hall
4Finnishhaludesire; urge, itch
5Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
6Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “halle”

  • hal
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