Where does “halelaus” come from?
halelaus (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hale, from Old Norse hala, from Middle Low German halen, 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 “halelaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hale | a tail; to haul, heave, pull; to drag |
| 2 | Old Norse | hala | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | halen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | halōn | to get |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | halōn | to fetch, to get, to haul |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |