Where does “pritchel hole” come from?

pritchel hole (English) comes from English hole, from Middle English hole, from Old English hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

pritchel hole (English): A round hole in an anvil designed to hold a...

Definitions

  1. A round hole in an anvil designed to hold a...

Ancestry of “pritchel hole”, step by step

pritchel hole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishholeA hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;...
2Middle Englishholehealthy; safe; whole, complete, full
3Old Englishhola hole, a hollow; calumny; slander
4Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
5Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
6Proto-Germanichulazhollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English pritchel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpritchelA metal punch or shaping tool with a round shank,...
2EnglishprickleA small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn; A...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą