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Where does “haull” come from?

haull (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic haulaz — breach, crack; rupture, hernia.

haull (Old Norse): hernia

Definitions

  1. hernia

Ancestry of “haull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaulazbreach, crack; rupture, hernia

Words derived from “haull”

  • haull
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