Where does “hals” come from?

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

hals (Middle English): neck, throat; hawse; Alternative form of halsen

Definitions

  1. neck, throat; hawse; Alternative form of halsen

Ancestry of “hals”, step by step

hals traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English heals

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

via Old Norse háls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship

Words derived from “hals”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Old English heals →