Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “holh” come from?

holh (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą.

holh (Old English): a hollow

Definitions

  1. a hollow

Ancestry of “holh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hulhwą—

Words derived from “holh”

  • hollow
  • hollowness
  • hallow
  • hollowly
  • hollower
  • hollowware
  • unhallow
  • hollowhearted
  • hollowfiber
  • semihollow
  • dishallow
  • hollowheartedness
  • nonhollow
  • hallower
  • behallow
  • hollow earther
  • holloweth
  • hollowwort
  • hollow-eyed
  • hollowfibre
  • hallowdom
  • hollowheartedly
  • holwe
  • holow
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