Where does “hola” come from?

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

hola (Icelandic): hole, cavity; to hollow, to hollow out

Definitions

  1. hole, cavity; to hollow, to hollow out

Ancestry of “hola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehóla hole
2Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
3Proto-Germanichulazhollow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →