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Where does “hala” come from?

hala (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German halen, from Old Saxon halōn, from Proto-West Germanic halōn, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Ancestry of “hala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhalen—
2Old Saxonhalōnto get
3Proto-West Germanichalōnto fetch, to get, to haul
4Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “hala”

  • haul
  • overhaul
  • haulage
  • hauler
  • backhaul
  • downhaul
  • haulout
  • linehaul
  • rehaul
  • overhauler
  • clubhaul
  • inhaul
  • haulable
  • overhaulable
  • haulabout
  • subhauler
  • haulee
  • jalar
  • halar
  • hala
  • halant
  • haler
  • hale
  • hailen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →