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Where does “hule” come from?

hule (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hola, from Old Norse holr, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hule (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of hul: ## definite singular ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of hul: ## definite singular ##...

Ancestry of “hule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseholacave; to hollow
2Old Norseholrhollow
3Proto-Germanichulazhollow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hule”

  • armhule
  • hole
  • munnhule
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →