English
hallmote
Hallmote comes from Middle English hallmote.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hallmote
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hallmote
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of hall + moot ‘meeting’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‘to hide, conceal’
Proto-Germanic *hallō ‘hall’
Proto-West Germanic *hallu ‘hall’
Old English heall ‘hall’
Middle English halle ‘hall’
English hall
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- ‘to encounter, come’
Proto-Germanic *mōtą ‘meeting’
Old English *mōt ‘meeting’
Middle English mōt
English moot
Every English word from Middle English hallmote
Today it means
noun In England, a court held in a justice's hall; a court-leet; court-baron.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English hallmote / hallmote