Where does “hole” come from?
hole (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German holen, from Old High German holōn, from Proto-West Germanic *holōn, from Proto-Germanic hulōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
hole (Pennsylvania German): to fetch
Ancestry of “hole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | holen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | holōn | to get, fetch; to fetch, used especially in... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *holōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hulōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |