Where does “hals” come from?

hals (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

Ancestry of “hals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhalsneck
2Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “hals”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →