Where does “hòl” come from?

hòl (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hòl (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hole

Definitions

  1. a hole

Ancestry of “hòl”, step by step

hòl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehóla hole
2Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
3Proto-Germanichulazhollow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Old Norse hylr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehylrdeep place, pool in a river
2Proto-Germanichulwijądepression, hollow

Words derived from “hòl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →