"''Hello'' (first attested in 1833), from {{m|en|holla}}, {{m|en|hollo}} (attested 1588). This variant of {{m|en|hallo}} is often credited to [[w:Thomas Edison|Thomas Edison]] as a coinage for telephone use, but its appearance in print predates the invention of the telephone by several decades.\n\nUltimately from a variant of Old English {{m|ang|ēalā}}, such as {{m|ang|hēlā}}, which was used colloquially in that time similarly to how ''hey'' or ''hi'' is used nowadays. Thus, equivalent to a compound of {{m|en|hey}} and {{m|en|lo}}.\n\nPossibly influenced by the {{etyl|osx|en}} verb {{m|osx|halon||to bring something, to gather}}, akin to {{cog|en|hale}} or {{m|en|hail}} ({{etyl|ang|en}} {{m|ang|geholian}}). More at {{l|en|hallo}}.",
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"''Hello'' (first attested in 1833), from {{m|en|holla}}, {{m|en|hollo}} (attested 1588). This variant of {{m|en|hallo}} is often credited to [[w:Thomas Edison|Thomas Edison]] as a coinage for telephone use, but its appearance in print predates the invention of the telephone by several decades.\n\nUltimately from a variant of Old English {{m|ang|ēalā}}, such as {{m|ang|hēlā}}, which was used colloquially in that time similarly to how ''hey'' or ''hi'' is used nowadays. Thus, equivalent to a compound of {{m|en|hey}} and {{m|en|lo}}.\n\nPossibly influenced by the {{etyl|osx|en}} verb {{m|osx|halon||to bring something, to gather}}, akin to {{cog|en|hale}} or {{m|en|hail}} ({{etyl|ang|en}} {{m|ang|geholian}}). More at {{l|en|hallo}}.",