Where does “ホルスター” come from?

ホルスター (Japanese) comes from English holster, from Dutch holster, from Low German Holster, from Middle Low German holster, from Old Saxon *holster, from Proto-Germanic hulistrą, from Proto-Germanic huljaną — to cover, veil.

ホルスター (Japanese): a holster

Definitions

  1. a holster

Ancestry of “ホルスター”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishholsterA case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun,...
2Dutchholsterholster leather case into which a gun fits snugly
3Low GermanHolster—
4Middle Low Germanholster—
5Old Saxon*holster—
6Proto-Germanichulistrącovering; hull; sheath
7Proto-Germanichuljanąto cover, veil
Every word from Proto-Germanic huljaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulistrą →Every word from Old Saxon *holster →