Where does “Hülse” come from?

Hülse (German) comes from Middle Dutch huls, from Old Dutch hulis, from Proto-West Germanic hulis, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Hülse (German): pod; case; holly

Definitions

  1. pod; case; holly

Ancestry of “Hülse”, step by step

Hülse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch huls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhuls—
2Old Dutchhulis—
3Proto-West Germanichulisholly
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via Old High German hulsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhulsa—

Words derived from “Hülse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hulis →Every word from Old Dutch hulis →