Where does “hálsmen” come from?

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

hálsmen (Icelandic): pendant necklace

Definitions

  1. pendant necklace

Ancestry of “hálsmen”, step by step

hálsmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic háls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichálsneck, throat; a person
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

via Icelandic men

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmennecklace, especially one with a pendant
2Old Norsemennecklace
3Proto-Germanicmanjąnecklace
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmony-withers, crest, mane; crest, mane
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Old Norse háls →
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