Where does “hall” come from?

hall (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hǫll, from Proto-Germanic hallō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hall (Norwegian Bokmål): a hall

Definitions

  1. a hall

Ancestry of “hall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehǫllhall; big house; large living room
2Proto-Germanichallōhall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hallō →Every word from Old Norse hǫll →