Where does “hal” come from?

hal (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German hëllen, from Old High German hëllan, from Proto-Germanic hellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Ancestry of “hal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhëllento sound, to resound, to ring out; to echo
2Old High Germanhëllan—
3Proto-Germanichellanąto resound, make a sound
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “hal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hellaną →Every word from Old High German hëllan →
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