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Spanish word jalar comes from Old Norse hala, Frankish *halōn (To fetch, get. To haul, hoist.)
hala (Old Norse)
*halōn (Frankish)
To fetch, get. To haul, hoist.
*halon (Old Dutch)
haler (Old French)
haler (Middle French)
haler (French)
To haul, tow.
halar (Spanish)
(nautical) to haul, to pull.
jalar (Spanish)
(intransitive) to pull (together). (intransitive, Mexico, familiar) to function properly; to be in working order. (intransitive, familiar) to hurry along; to get along. (transitive) to pull. (transitive, familiar) to draw (in); to attract. (transitive, familiar) to eat with great appetite.