Where does “holēn” come from?

holēn (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic hulōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

holēn (Old High German): to fetch, get, draw

Definitions

  1. to fetch, get, draw

Ancestry of “holēn”, step by step

holēn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hulōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichulōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Proto-Germanic hulēną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichulēnąto summon, call, fetch

Words derived from “holēn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulōną →
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