Where does “hallå där” come from?
hallå där (Swedish) comes from Swedish där, from Old Norse þar, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᚱ, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
hallå där (Swedish): hello there
Definitions
- hello there
Ancestry of “hallå där”, step by step
hallå där traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish där
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | där | there; at that place |
| 2 | Old Norse | þar | there, in that place |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚦᚨᚱ | there |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Swedish hallå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hallå | hello; hi |
| 2 | Middle High German | haln | to fetch |
| 3 | Old High German | holōn | to get, fetch; to fetch, used especially in... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *holōn | to call, appoint, summon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hulōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |