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Where does “hylr” come from?

hylr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hulwiją, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hylr (Old Norse): deep place, pool in a river

Definitions

  1. deep place, pool in a river

Ancestry of “hylr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichulwijądepression, hollow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hylr”

  • høl
  • høl
  • høl
  • hylur
  • hylur
  • hyl
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