Where does “holn” come from?

holn (Middle High German) comes from Old High German holōn, from Proto-West Germanic *holōn, from Proto-Germanic hulōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “holn”, step by step

holn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German holōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanholōnto get, fetch; to fetch, used especially in...
2Proto-West Germanic*holōnto call, appoint, summon
3Proto-Germanichulōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Old High German holēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanholēnto fetch, get, draw
2Proto-Germanichulēnąto summon, call, fetch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *holōn →
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