Where does “håla” come from?

håla (Swedish) comes 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.

håla (Swedish): a deep hole or cavity; a cave; a place where...

Definitions

  1. a deep hole or cavity; a cave; a place where...

Ancestry of “håla”, step by step

håla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German halen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhalen—
2Old Saxonhalōnto get
3Proto-West Germanichalōnto fetch, to get, to haul
4Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Icelandic hæla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichælato praise
2Proto-Germanichelanąto hide, to conceal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱéletito be covering, hiding
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “håla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic halōn →
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