Where does “huoli” come from?

huoli (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic hooli, from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

huoli (Finnish): worry, concern; Third-person singular indicative...

Definitions

  1. worry, concern; Third-person singular indicative...

Ancestry of “huoli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichooliworry, concern
2Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
3Old Swedishhul—
4Old Norsehóla hole
5Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
6Proto-Germanichulazhollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “huoli”

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