Where does “hól” come from?

hól (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hól (Icelandic): praise, compliments; indefinite accusative...

Definitions

  1. praise, compliments; indefinite accusative...

Ancestry of “hól”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehóla hole
2Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
3Proto-Germanichulazhollow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hól”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →