Where does “hollen” come from?

hollen (Dutch) comes from Dutch sollen, from Middle Dutch sollen, from Middle French soller.

hollen (Dutch): To hollow, empty; To make by hollowing; To run...

Definitions

  1. To hollow, empty; To make by hollowing; To run...

Ancestry of “hollen”, step by step

hollen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch sollen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsollento throw back and forth; to play, to mess
2Middle Dutchsollen
3Middle Frenchsoller

via Middle Dutch hollen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhollen

Words derived from “hollen

Every word from Middle French sollerEvery word from Middle Dutch sollenEvery word from Dutch sollen