Where does “sort hull” come from?

sort hull (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sort, from Danish sort, from French sorte, from Old French sorte, from Italian sorta, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

sort hull (Norwegian Bokmål): black hole

Definitions

  1. black hole

Ancestry of “sort hull”, step by step

sort hull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsortblack; a sort, kind or type
2Danishsortblack; under the table; done in secret so as to...
3Frenchsortesort, kind, type; way, manner; first/third-person...
4Old Frenchsortesort; type
5Italiansortasort, type, kind; feminine singular past...
6Latinsorsanything used to determine chances, lot; a...
7Latinlegeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
9Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
10Proto-Italiclēg-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
12Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Norwegian Bokmål hull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhulla hole; imperative of hulle
2Danishhulhole; gap; blank
3Old Norsehóla hole
4Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
5Proto-Germanichulazhollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic lēg-