Where does “foxhol” come from?

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

foxhol (Old English): foxhole

Definitions

  1. foxhole

Ancestry of “foxhol”, step by step

foxhol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhola hole, a hollow; calumny; slander
2Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
3Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
4Proto-Germanichulazhollow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Old English fox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfoxfox
2Proto-West Germanicfuhsfox
3Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together

Words derived from “foxhol”

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