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Where does “Hull” come from?

Hull (French) 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 “Hull”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Hull”

  • Ottawa-Hull
  • hullois
  • Hullois
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