Words that come from Proto-Germanic uwwalǭ

250 words across 32 languages descend from Proto-Germanic uwwalǭ — including whole, hole, holes, portal, wholesale, owl, wholeheartedly, keyhole.

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English (186)

Swedish (8)

Dutch (6)

Middle English (5)

German (4)

Old Saxon (4)

Danish (3)

Japanese (3)

Old Dutch (3)

Old High German (2)

Icelandic (2)

Korean (2)

Afrikaans (2)

Old English (2)

West Frisian (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

German Low German (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Cimbrian (1)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Faroese (1)

Old Norse (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Scots (1)

Bengali (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Middle High German (1)

Middle Low German (1)