Where does “borrhål” come from?

borrhål (Swedish) 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.

borrhål (Swedish): a borehole

Definitions

  1. a borehole

Ancestry of “borrhål”, step by step

borrhål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
2Old Swedishhul—
3Old Norsehóla hole
4Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
5Proto-Germanichulazhollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Swedish borra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishborrato drill
2Old Swedishborato drill, penetrate
3Old Norseborato bore; a drilling hole; inflection of borr: ##...
4Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →