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Where does “Halle” come from?

Halle (German) comes from Middle High German halle, from Old High German halla, 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 (German): hall

Definitions

  1. hall

Ancestry of “Halle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhalle—
2Old High Germanhalla—
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”

  • kunsthalle
  • turnhalle
  • Hallenbad
  • Kunsthalle
  • Leichenhalle
  • hallisch
  • Trinkhalle
  • halo
  • hala
  • хала
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