Etymology Explorer › Welsh

Where does “helo” come from?

helo (Welsh) comes from English Hello, from English holla, from English holler, from English hollow, from Middle English holow, from Old English holh, from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą.

helo (Welsh): hello

Definitions

  1. hello

Ancestry of “helo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHello—
2EnglishhollaAlternative form of hollo; API; what's up; a...
3EnglishhollerA yell, shout; By extension, any communication to...
4EnglishhollowA small valley between mountains; A sunken area...
5Middle EnglishholowAlternative form of holgh; Alternative form of...
6Old Englishholha hollow
7Proto-Germanic*hulhwą—
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