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
- hall; covered market or similar building
Ancestry of “halle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | halle | — |
| 2 | Old French | hale | — |
| 3 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 4 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 5 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
Words derived from “halle”