Where does “svart hull” come from?
svart hull (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hull, from Danish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
svart hull (Norwegian Bokmål): black hole
Ancestry of “svart hull”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hull | a hole; imperative of hulle |
| 2 | Danish | hul | hole; gap; blank |
| 3 | Old Norse | hól | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |