Where does “hol” come from?

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

hol (Old English): a hole, a hollow; calumny; slander

Definitions

  1. a hole, a hollow; calumny; slander

Ancestry of “hol”, step by step

hol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic hol

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

via Proto-Germanic hōlą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanichōląVain speech, flattery; Vain speech, slander
2Proto-Indo-European*ḱeh₁l-—

Words derived from “hol”

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