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 soller →Every word from Middle Dutch sollen →Every word from Dutch sollen →