Where does “Helsingora” come from?

Helsingora (Latin) comes from Danish Helsingør, from Danish hals, from Old Norse háls, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

Ancestry of “Helsingora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishHelsingør—
2Danishhalsthroat; neck; indefinite genitive singular of hal
3Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
4Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Old Norse háls →