Where does “holster” come from?

Holster comes from Dutch holster, from Middle Low German holster, from Proto-Germanic hulastrą, ultimately from Proto-Germanic huljaną meaning to hide or conceal.

holster (English): A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun,...

Definitions

  1. A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun,...

Ancestry of “holster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchholsterholster leather case into which a gun fits snugly
2Low GermanHolster—
3Middle Low Germanholster—
4Old Saxon*holster—
5Proto-Germanichulistrącovering; hull; sheath
6Proto-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 →