Where does “olstro” come from?

olstro (Polish) comes from Middle Low German holster, from Old Saxon *holster, from Proto-Germanic hulistrą, from Proto-Germanic huljaną — to cover, veil.

olstro (Polish): leather case for a pistol

Definitions

  1. leather case for a pistol

Ancestry of “olstro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanholster—
2Old Saxon*holster—
3Proto-Germanichulistrącovering; hull; sheath
4Proto-Germanichuljanąto cover, veil
Every word from Proto-Germanic huljaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulistrą →Every word from Old Saxon *holster →