Where does “hüle” come from?
hüle (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hulī, from Old High German 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 “hüle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | hulī | — |
| 2 | Old High German | hol | hollow |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “hüle”