Where does “ge hals” come from?

ge hals (Swedish) comes from Swedish ge, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

ge hals (Swedish): to (start to) sing

Definitions

  1. to (start to) sing

Ancestry of “ge hals”, step by step

ge hals traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgeto give; to give up, to surrender, to quit
2Swedishgivaa portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given...
3Old Swedishgivato give
4Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Swedish hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalsneck; the gullet or windpipe; a narrow opening in...
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ-