Where does “høl” come from?
høl (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
høl (Norwegian Bokmål): a depression or hole in the bottom of a river or...
Definitions
- a depression or hole in the bottom of a river or...
Ancestry of “høl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hól | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |