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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

  1. neck; the gullet or windpipe; a narrow opening in...

Ancestry of “hals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
2Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “hals”

  • halsa
  • halskota
  • halshugga
  • halsband
  • halsduk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →