Where does “halsberch” come from?
halsberch (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch halsberg, from Frankish halsaberg, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.
Ancestry of “halsberch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | halsberg | — |
| 2 | Frankish | halsaberg | neck-covering armour; neck-cover |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hals | neck, throat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | halsaz | neck, throat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kólsos | — |
Words derived from “halsberch”