Where does “houle” come from?

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

houle (French): swell

Definitions

  1. swell

Ancestry of “houle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “houle”

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