Where does “Hull” come from?

Hull (English) comes from Middle English hul, from Old English hulu, from Proto-Germanic hul-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Hull (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Hull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhulseed covering
2Old Englishhuluseed covering
3Proto-Germanichul-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Hull”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hul- →Every word from Old English hulu →