Where does “hohl” come from?

hohl (German) comes 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.

hohl (German): hollow; concave; cupped; dense; daft

Definitions

  1. hollow; concave; cupped; dense; daft

Ancestry of “hohl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hohl”

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