Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “hol” come from?

hol (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “hol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
2Proto-Germanichulazhollow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hol”

  • sort hull
  • knapphullsblomst
  • knapphull
  • hullemaskin
  • nøkkelhull
  • mannhull
  • kulehull
  • svart hull
  • hull
  • hól
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