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
Ancestry of “האַלדזן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | האַלדז | neck; inflection of האַלדזן :
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| 2 | Middle High German | hals | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hals | neck |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hals | neck, throat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halsaz | neck, throat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kólsos | — |