Where does “hals” come from?
hals (Swedish) comes from Old Norse háls, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.
hals (Swedish): neck; the gullet or windpipe; a narrow opening in...
Definitions
- neck; the gullet or windpipe; a narrow opening in...
Ancestry of “hals”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | háls | neck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | halsaz | neck, throat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kólsos | — |
Words derived from “hals”