Where does “halls” come from?
halls (French) comes from French hall, from English Hall, from Middle English halle, from Old English heall, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
halls (French): plural of hall
Ancestry of “halls”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | hall | hall; lobby |
| 2 | English | Hall | Hall class, a class of steam locomotive used on... |
| 3 | Middle English | halle | hall; Alternative form of hale; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Old English | heall | a hall; residence; a large room forming part of a... |
| 5 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 6 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 7 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 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 |