Where does “Hals” come from?

Hals (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

Hals (Luxembourgish): neck; throat

Definitions

  1. neck; throat

Ancestry of “Hals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhalsneck
2Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →