Where does “huel” come from?

huel (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

huel (Luxembourgish): hollow; second-person singular imperative of...

Definitions

  1. hollow; second-person singular imperative of...

Ancestry of “huel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanholhollow
2Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
3Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
4Proto-Germanichulazhollow
5Proto-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 →