Where does “helwyr” come from?
helwyr (Welsh) comes from Welsh hel, from English Hale, from Middle English hālen, from Old French haler, from Dutch halen, from Middle Dutch halen, from Old Dutch halōn, from Proto-West Germanic halōn — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
Ancestry of “helwyr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | hel | to send, to drive, to chase; to collect, to... |
| 2 | English | Hale | A place name |
| 3 | Middle English | hālen | — |
| 4 | Old French | haler | to pull, haul; to haul, pull |
| 5 | Dutch | halen | to fetch, to get |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | halen | to drag, fetch, haul; to draw, fetch, haul |
| 7 | Old Dutch | halōn | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | halōn | to fetch, to get, to haul |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |