Where does “галс” come from?

галс (Russian) comes from Dutch hals, from Middle Dutch hals, from Old Dutch hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

галс (Russian): board, reach, tack, traverse

Definitions

  1. board, reach, tack, traverse

Ancestry of “галс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhalsFront side of the neck; throat; Neck
2Middle Dutchhalsneck
3Old Dutchhals—
4Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
5Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →