Where does “scumhole” come from?

scumhole (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.

scumhole (English): lousy, disreputable, or disgusting place; A term...

Definitions

  1. lousy, disreputable, or disgusting place; A term...

Ancestry of “scumhole”, step by step

scumhole 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 scum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscumA layer of impurities that accumulates at the...
2Middle Englishscum
3Middle Dutchschūmefoam
4Old Dutch*scūm
5Frankishskūmfoam; froth, foam
6Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą