Where does “holster” come from?

holster (Dutch) comes from Low German Holster, from Middle Low German holster, from Old Saxon *holster, from Proto-Germanic hulistrą, from Proto-Germanic huljaną — to cover, veil.

holster (Dutch): holster leather case into which a gun fits snugly

Definitions

  1. holster leather case into which a gun fits snugly

Ancestry of “holster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanHolster—
2Middle Low Germanholster—
3Old Saxon*holster—
4Proto-Germanichulistrącovering; hull; sheath
5Proto-Germanichuljanąto cover, veil

Words derived from “holster”

Every word from Proto-Germanic huljaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulistrą →Every word from Old Saxon *holster →