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Where does “halluz” come from?

halluz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

halluz (Proto-Germanic): A rock; stone; boulder; A rockface; cliff

Definitions

  1. A rock; stone; boulder; A rockface; cliff

Ancestry of “halluz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “halluz”

  • hella
  • häll
  • hällkista
  • helle
  • heller
  • heltinne
  • helt
  • helle
  • 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌿𐍃
  • hallur
  • hallr
  • hella
  • Halldís
  • Haldis
  • hällsøt
  • hääll
  • hall
  • hal
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