Where does “Herenthals” come from?

Herenthals (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hals, from Old Dutch hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

Ancestry of “Herenthals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhalsneck
2Old Dutchhals—
3Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
4Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →