Where does “men hallå” come from?
men hallå (Swedish) comes from Swedish hallå, from Middle High German haln, from Old High German holōn, from Proto-West Germanic *holōn, from Proto-Germanic hulōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
men hallå (Swedish): hello. Indicates that something foolish has been...
Definitions
- hello. Indicates that something foolish has been...
Ancestry of “men hallå”, step by step
men hallå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |