Where does “halōn” come from?
halōn (Old Saxon) comes 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.
halōn (Old Saxon): to get
Definitions
- to get
Ancestry of “halōn”, step by step
halōn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic halōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | halōn | to fetch, to get, to haul |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via Proto-Germanic *halōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *halōn | — |