Where does “hals” come from?
hals (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.
Ancestry of “hals”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hals | neck, throat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | halsaz | neck, throat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kólsos | — |
Words derived from “hals”