Where does “hœla” come from?

hœla (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hōlijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁l-.

Ancestry of “hœla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichōlijanąto speak vainly; to calumniate, slander
2Proto-Indo-European*ḱeh₁l-—

Words derived from “hœla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōlijaną →
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