Where does “háls” come from?

háls (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

háls (Old Norse): neck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship

Definitions

  1. neck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship

Ancestry of “háls”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
2Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “háls”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →