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Where does “hals” come from?

hals (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

hals (Proto-West Germanic): neck, throat

Definitions

  1. neck, throat

Ancestry of “hals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
2Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “hals”

  • hauberk
  • hawse
  • habergeon
  • hawsehole
  • hawsepipe
  • halse
  • halsen
  • healsfang
  • forehalsen
  • halseny
  • halseman
  • halsbergus
  • галс
  • галстук
  • Halsregion
  • Halsband
  • Halseisen
  • Hals
  • Wendehals
  • Halsschmerz
  • waghalsig
  • Halstuch
  • Halsentzündung
  • halsketting
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