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in reply to a message by Yahalome
Hallo Yahalome!
The German words hallo and holla were originally imperatives of the Old High German words "halon" (to call, to fetch) and "holon" (to fetch over). These imperatives were used when calling a ferryman (as early as in 1500). Much later (in 1800) one started to use them as common greetings.
Tschüß
Satu
The German words hallo and holla were originally imperatives of the Old High German words "halon" (to call, to fetch) and "holon" (to fetch over). These imperatives were used when calling a ferryman (as early as in 1500). Much later (in 1800) one started to use them as common greetings.
Tschüß
Satu
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