Where does “unhull” come from?

unhull (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.

Ancestry of “unhull”, step by step

unhull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHullA placename
2Middle Englishhulseed covering
3Old Englishhuluseed covering
4Proto-Germanichul-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hul-Every word from Old English hulu
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