Where does “halen” come from?

halen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon 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 “halen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhalōnto get
2Proto-West Germanichalōnto fetch, to get, to haul
3Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “halen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic halōn →