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
Ancestry of “Hals”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | hals | neck |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hals | neck, throat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | halsaz | neck, throat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kólsos | — |