Etymograph

English

Hallig

Hallig comes from North Frisian Hallich.

  1. North FrisianmodernHallichearlier origin unknown
  2. Germanc. 1650–presentHallig
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. North FrisianmodernHallichearlier origin unknown
  2. Germanc. 1650–presentHallig
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun Any of a group of German North Sea islands without protective dykes.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / North Frisian Hallich / Hallig