Where does “hole” come from?

hole (Middle English) comes 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.

hole (Middle English): healthy; safe; whole, complete, full

Definitions

  1. healthy; safe; whole, complete, full

Ancestry of “hole”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hole”

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