Where does “hålremsa” come from?

hålremsa (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.

hålremsa (Swedish): a punched tape, a ticker tape, a paper tape

Definitions

  1. a punched tape, a ticker tape, a paper tape

Ancestry of “hålremsa”, step by step

hålremsa 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 remsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishremsaa strip, a tape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą
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