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
- to drag, fetch, haul; to draw, fetch, haul
Ancestry of “halen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | halōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | halōn | to fetch, to get, to haul |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
Words derived from “halen”