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Where does “holwe” come from?

holwe (Middle English) comes from Middle English holgh, from Old English holh, from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą.

holwe (Middle English): hollow; Alternative form of holgh

Definitions

  1. hollow; Alternative form of holgh

Ancestry of “holwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishholghhole; hollow; Alternative form of holwe
2Old Englishholha hollow
3Proto-Germanic*hulhwą—

Words derived from “holwe”

  • hollow
  • hollowness
  • hallow
  • hollowly
  • hollower
  • hollowware
  • unhallow
  • hollowhearted
  • hollowfiber
  • semihollow
  • dishallow
  • hollowheartedness
  • nonhollow
  • hallower
  • behallow
  • hollow earther
  • holloweth
  • hollowwort
  • hollow-eyed
  • hollowfibre
  • hallowdom
  • hollowheartedly
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