Where does “hallo” come from?

hallo (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Hallo, from Polish halo, from Latin halōs, from Ancient Greek ἅλως — threshing floor; grain on the floor; disk.

hallo (Norwegian Bokmål): hello

Definitions

  1. hello

Ancestry of “hallo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHallohello
2Polishhalohello; halo; buzz, hype
3Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
4Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk
Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλωςEvery word from Latin halōsEvery word from Polish halo