Where does “monohull” come from?

monohull (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.

monohull (English): A boat that has a single hull

Definitions

  1. A boat that has a single hull

Ancestry of “monohull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHullA placename
2Middle Englishhulseed covering
3Old Englishhuluseed covering
4Proto-Germanichul-—
5Proto-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 →