Where does “Leichenhalle” come from?

Leichenhalle (German) comes from German halle, 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.

Leichenhalle (German): morgue, mortuary

Definitions

  1. morgue, mortuary

Ancestry of “Leichenhalle”, step by step

Leichenhalle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German halle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhalleinflection of hallen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanhalle—
3Old High Germanhalla—
4Frankishhallularge room, hall; hall
5Finnishhaludesire; urge, itch
6Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
7Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via German Leiche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeichedead body, corpse
2Middle High Germanlīche—
3Old High Germanlīhbody
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halōną →Every word from Finnish halata →