Where does “háls” come from?

háls (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse háls, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

háls (Icelandic): neck, throat; a person

Definitions

  1. neck, throat; a person

Ancestry of “háls”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
2Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “háls”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Old Norse háls →