Where does “unhollow” come from?

unhollow (English) comes from English hollow, from Middle English holow, from Old English holh, from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą.

unhollow (English): Not hollow

Definitions

  1. Not hollow

Ancestry of “unhollow”, step by step

unhollow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hollow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhollowA small valley between mountains; A sunken area...
2Middle EnglishholowAlternative form of holgh; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishholha hollow
4Proto-Germanic*hulhwą—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą →Every word from Old English holh →Every word from Middle English holow →