Where does “Hohlzylinder” come from?

Hohlzylinder (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.

Hohlzylinder (German): hollow cylinder

Definitions

  1. hollow cylinder

Ancestry of “Hohlzylinder”, step by step

Hohlzylinder 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 Zylinder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZylindercylinder; top hat
2Latincylindruscylinder; a roller; a cylindrical stone for...
3Ancient Greekκύλινδροςround stone, tumbler, marble; roller, cylinder;...
4Ancient GreekκυλίνδωI roll, turn over
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