Where does “Ottawa-Hull” come from?

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

Ottawa-Hull (English): The National Capital Region (NCR) of Canada

Definitions

  1. The National Capital Region (NCR) of Canada

Ancestry of “Ottawa-Hull”, step by step

Ottawa-Hull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHullA placename
2Middle Englishhulseed covering
3Old Englishhuluseed covering
4Proto-Germanichul-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English Ottawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOttawaA member of the Ottawa people
2Ojibweodaawaatraders
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hul- →Every word from Old English hulu →