hal

Meaning

hall, hallway

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɦɑl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch halle, from Old Dutch *halla, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu, from Proto-Germanic *hallō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, cover, conceal”). Cognate with Low German Hall, German Halle, English hall, Danish hall.

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