Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “hālen” come from?

hālen (Middle English) comes from Old French haler, from Dutch halen, from Middle Dutch halen, 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.

Ancestry of “hālen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhalerto pull, haul; to haul, pull
2Dutchhalento fetch, to get; to reach , to catch; to make it
3Middle Dutchhalento drag, fetch, haul; to draw, fetch, haul
4Old Dutchhalōn—
5Proto-West Germanichalōnto fetch, to get, to haul
6Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “hālen”

  • haul
  • overhaul
  • haulage
  • hauler
  • backhaul
  • downhaul
  • haulout
  • linehaul
  • rehaul
  • overhauler
  • clubhaul
  • inhaul
  • haulable
  • subhauler
  • overhaulable
  • haulee
  • haulabout
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