Where does “halsband” come from?

halsband (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk band, from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá — to soften, to melt.

halsband (Norwegian Nynorsk): a necklace

Definitions

  1. a necklace

Ancestry of “halsband”, step by step

halsband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk band

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbanda tape; a ribbon; a band
2EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
3Germanbandpast of binden
4Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
5Frenchlàthere; here, present
6Italianlàthere
7Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
8Portugueseláthere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
9GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
10Germana-MollA-minor
11Hungarianmollminor
12GermanMollminor
13Medieval Latinmolle—
14Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
15Latinmolduis—
16Proto-Italicmoldus—
17Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
18Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Norwegian Nynorsk hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhalsneck, throat
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →