Where does “hallótávolság” come from?
hallótávolság (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian halló, from Hungarian hall, from German halle, from Middle High German halle, from Old High German halla, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
hallótávolság (Hungarian): earshot a distance from which sound is still audible
Definitions
- earshot a distance from which sound is still audible
Ancestry of “hallótávolság”, step by step
hallótávolság traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian halló
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | halló | present participle of hall; auditory; hearing,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | hall | to hear; middle-sized, windowless room, entryway,... |
| 3 | German | halle | inflection of hallen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | halle | — |
| 5 | Old High German | halla | — |
| 6 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 7 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 8 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |