Where does “האַלדזן” come from?

האַלדזן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish האַלדז, from Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

האַלדזן (Yiddish): to hug, embrace

Definitions

  1. to hug, embrace

Ancestry of “האַלדזן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהאַלדזneck
2Middle High Germanhals—
3Old High Germanhalsneck
4Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
5Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →