Where does “hull” come from?

Hull comes from Middle English hul, from Old English hulu, from Proto-Germanic hul-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-, with the original sense of concealment or covering.

hull (English): The outer covering of a fruit or seed; Any...

Definitions

  1. The outer covering of a fruit or seed; Any...

Ancestry of “hull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhulseed covering
2Old Englishhuluseed covering
3Proto-Germanichul-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hul- →Every word from Old English hulu →