Where does “hul” come from?

hul (Middle English) comes from Old English hulu, from Proto-Germanic hul-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hul (Middle English): seed covering

Definitions

  1. seed covering

Ancestry of “hul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhuluseed covering
2Proto-Germanichul-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hul- →Every word from Old English hulu →