hals

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • neck
  • the gullet or windpipe
  • a narrow opening in a vessel such as a bottle

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hals (neck) inherited from Proto-Germanic *halsaz (neck, throat) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kólsos

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