Where does “Haulsdrees” come from?

Haulsdrees (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Hauls, from Middle Low German hals, from Old Saxon hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

Haulsdrees (Plautdietsch): tonsil

Definitions

  1. tonsil

Ancestry of “Haulsdrees”, step by step

Haulsdrees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Hauls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschHaulsneck
2Middle Low Germanhals
3Old Saxonhals
4Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
5Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos

via Plautdietsch Drees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschDrees
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsosEvery word from Proto-Germanic halsazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hals