Where does “hol” come from?
hol (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “hol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | hol | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |