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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

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

Words derived from “Hülse”

  • гильза
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →