Where does “Hol” come from?
Hol (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German hagel, from Old High German hagal, from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos — pebble, hail.
Hol (Luxembourgish): hail
Ancestry of “Hol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | hagel | — |
| 2 | Old High German | hagal | hail |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haglaz | hail; name of the H-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰlos | pebble, hail |