Where does “Hal” come from?

Hal (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

Hal (Luxembourgish): hall

Definitions

  1. hall

Ancestry of “Hal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhalla—
2Frankishhallularge room, hall; hall
3Finnishhaludesire; urge, itch
4Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
5Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halōną →Every word from Finnish halata →