Where does “hooli” come from?
hooli (Proto-Finnic) comes from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
hooli (Proto-Finnic): worry, concern
Ancestry of “hooli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | hål | a hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hul | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | hól | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “hooli”