Where does “hol” come from?

hol (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hol, from Old Dutch hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hol (Dutch): A hole, hollow, cavity; A cargo hold; An anus,...

Definitions

  1. A hole, hollow, cavity; A cargo hold; An anus,...

Ancestry of “hol”, step by step

hol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch hol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhol—
2Old Dutchhol—
3Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
4Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
5Proto-Germanichulazhollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Dutch hollen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhollenTo hollow, empty; To make by hollowing; To run...
2Dutchsollento throw back and forth; to play, to mess
3Middle Dutchsollen—
4Middle Frenchsoller—

Words derived from “hol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →