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Where does “halen” come from?

halen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch halōn, from Proto-West Germanic halōn, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

halen (Middle Dutch): to drag, fetch, haul; to draw, fetch, haul

Definitions

  1. to drag, fetch, haul; to draw, fetch, haul

Ancestry of “halen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhalōn—
2Proto-West Germanichalōnto fetch, to get, to haul
3Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “halen”

  • haul
  • overhaul
  • haulage
  • hauler
  • backhaul
  • downhaul
  • keelhauling
  • keelhaul
  • haulout
  • linehaul
  • rehaul
  • overhauler
  • clubhaul
  • inhaul
  • haulable
  • overhaulable
  • haulabout
  • subhauler
  • haulee
  • jalar
  • halar
  • hala
  • halant
  • haler
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