Where does “Halstuch” come from?

Halstuch (German) comes from German Hals, from Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

Halstuch (German): neckerchief

Definitions

  1. neckerchief

Ancestry of “Halstuch”, step by step

Halstuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHalsneck; throat
2Middle High Germanhals—
3Old High Germanhalsneck
4Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
5Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

via German Tuch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTuchcloth; piece of fabric or tissue of any kind:...
2Middle High Germantuoch—
3Old High Germantuoh—
4Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
5Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—

Words derived from “Halstuch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →
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