Where does “Hohlladung” come from?

Hohlladung (German) comes from German hohl, from Old High German hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Hohlladung (German): hollow charge, shaped charge

Definitions

  1. hollow charge, shaped charge

Ancestry of “Hohlladung”, step by step

Hohlladung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hohl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhohlhollow; concave; cupped; dense; daft
2Old High Germanholhollow
3Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
4Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
5Proto-Germanichulazhollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via German Ladung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLadungcargo; charge; load
2Middle High Germanladunge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →