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Where does “ule” come from?

ule (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā.

Ancestry of “ule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*uwwulā—

Words derived from “ule”

  • whole
  • hole
  • holes
  • portal
  • wholesale
  • owl
  • wholeheartedly
  • keyhole
  • loophole
  • borehole
  • wholesaler
  • pinhole
  • wholehearted
  • manhole
  • porthole
  • peephole
  • wormhole
  • pigeonhole
  • pothole
  • waterhole
  • armhole
  • portlet
  • holing
  • cubbyhole
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā →