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Where does “huls” come from?

huls (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hulis, from Proto-West Germanic hulis, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Ancestry of “huls”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhulis—
2Proto-West Germanichulisholly
3Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “huls”

  • hulst
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →