Where does “shakehole” come from?

shakehole (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.

shakehole (English): A steep-sided, often conical, depression caused...

Definitions

  1. A steep-sided, often conical, depression caused...

Ancestry of “shakehole”, step by step

shakehole 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 shake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshakeTo cause to move rapidly in opposite directions...
2Middle EnglishschakenTo shake or quake
3Old Englishsċeacan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą
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