Where does “*holster” come from?

*holster (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic hulistrą, from Proto-Germanic huljaną — to cover, veil.

Ancestry of “*holster”, step by step

*holster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hulistrą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichulistrącovering; hull; sheath
2Proto-Germanichuljanąto cover, veil

via Proto-Germanic hulastrą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichulastrą—

Words derived from “*holster”

Every word from Proto-Germanic huljaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulistrą →