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Where does “*holōn” come from?

*holōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hulōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “*holōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichulōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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