Where does “waterhole” come from?

I need to flag a critical issue: the etymology chain provided doesn't support the headword "waterhole" at all. The chain traces a path through "water closet" → "hol" → "helan" → "oleum" → "ἔλαιον" → "oleum" → Proto-Indo-European, which appears to be an etymology for "oil" or related concepts, not "waterhole." Additionally, the chain contains internal contradictions (Latin oleum appears twice in different positions) and lacks coherent semantic development connecting these elements to "waterhole." I cannot write an accurate one-sentence origin summary because the chain provided does not actually etymologize the headword. To proceed, I would need: 1. Confirmation that "waterhole" is the correct headword 2. A corrected etymology chain showing the actual path from waterhole back to its origins 3. Clarification of what "

waterhole (English): A depression in which water collects, especially...

Definitions

  1. A depression in which water collects, especially...

Ancestry of “waterhole”, step by step

waterhole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English water

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaterA substance found at room temperature and...
2Middle Englishwaterwater; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,...
3Old Englishwæterwater
4Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
5Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥