Where does “fängelsehåla” come from?
fängelsehåla (Swedish) comes from Swedish håla, from Middle Low German halen, from Old Saxon halōn, 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.
fängelsehåla (Swedish): a dungeon
Definitions
- a dungeon
Ancestry of “fängelsehåla”, step by step
fängelsehåla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish håla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | håla | a deep hole or cavity; a cave; a place where... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | halen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | halōn | to get |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | halōn | to fetch, to get, to haul |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |