Where does “hol” come from?

hol (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “hol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hol”

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