Where does “halettan” come from?

halettan (Old English) comes from Old English -ettan, from Proto-West Germanic -attjan, from Proto-Germanic -atjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.

halettan (Old English): to hail, salute, greet

Definitions

  1. to hail, salute, greet

Ancestry of “halettan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-ettanverbal suffix denoting frequency or intensification
2Proto-West Germanic-attjanCreates intensive verbs
3Proto-Germanic-atjanąCreates intensive verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-dyé-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dyé- →Every word from Old English -ettan →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -attjan →