Where does “Ottawa-Hull” come from?

Ottawa-Hull (French) comes from French Hull, from English Hull, from Middle English hul, from Old English hulu, from Proto-Germanic hul-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ottawa-Hull (French): the National Capital Region (NCR) of Canada

Definitions

  1. the National Capital Region (NCR) of Canada

Ancestry of “Ottawa-Hull”, step by step

Ottawa-Hull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Hull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchHulla placename
2EnglishHullA placename
3Middle Englishhulseed covering
4Old Englishhuluseed covering
5Proto-Germanichul-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via French Ottawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchOttawathe federal government of Canada
2EnglishOttawaA member of the Ottawa people
3Ojibweodaawaatraders
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hul- →Every word from Old English hulu →