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

Definitions

  1. to fetch

Ancestry of “hole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanholen—
2Old High Germanholōnto get, fetch; to fetch, used especially in...
3Proto-West Germanic*holōnto call, appoint, summon
4Proto-Germanichulōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *holōn →