Where does “halchen” come from?

halchen (Middle English) comes from Old English halsian, from Old English heals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

Ancestry of “halchen”, step by step

halchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English halsian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhalsianto embrace
2Old Englishhealsneck
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

via Old English healsian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhealsianto embrace
2Proto-Germanichailisōnąto greet; salute; to inquire; beseech
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Old English heals →