Where does “meduheall” come from?
meduheall (Old English) comes from Old English heall, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
meduheall (Old English): mead hall
Definitions
- mead hall
Ancestry of “meduheall”, step by step
meduheall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English heall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | heall | a hall; residence; a large room forming part of a... |
| 2 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 3 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 4 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |