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Where does “hali” come from?

hali (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic halô, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

hali (Old Norse): point of a pole; tail

Definitions

  1. point of a pole; tail

Ancestry of “hali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichalôtail; appendage
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “hali”

  • haleløs
  • tverrhalehauk
  • halefinne
  • hestehale
  • hale
  • tverrhalehauk
  • halefinne
  • hestehale
  • hale
  • hale
  • haleløs
  • haleneger
  • halastjarna
  • hali
  • hala
  • hali
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