Where does “foxhol” come from?

foxhol (Middle English) comes from Old English foxhol, from Old English 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 “foxhol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfoxholfoxhole
2Old Englishhola hole, a hollow; calumny; slander
3Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
4Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
5Proto-Germanichulazhollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “foxhol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →