Where does “シンクホール” come from?

シンクホール (Japanese) comes from English sinkhole, from English hole, from Middle English hole, from Old English hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

シンクホール (Japanese): sinkhole: geologically-formed depression or hole in the ground

Definitions

  1. sinkhole: geologically-formed depression or hole in the ground

Ancestry of “シンクホール”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsinkholeA hole formed in soluble rock by the action of...
2EnglishholeA hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;...
3Middle Englishholehealthy; safe; whole, complete, full
4Old Englishhola hole, a hollow; calumny; slander
5Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
6Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
7Proto-Germanichulazhollow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą
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