Where does “Hallo” come from?

Hallo (German) comes from Polish halo, from Latin halōs, from Ancient Greek ἅλως — threshing floor; grain on the floor; disk.

Hallo (German): hello

Definitions

  1. hello

Ancestry of “Hallo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishhalohello; halo; buzz, hype
2Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
3Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk

Words derived from “Hallo”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλως →Every word from Latin halōs →Every word from Polish halo →