Where does “hol” come from?

hol (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hol (Faroese): hole; cave; cavity

Definitions

  1. hole; cave; cavity

Ancestry of “hol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehóla hole
2Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
3Proto-Germanichulazhollow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →