Where does “hålven” come from?

hålven (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.

hålven (Swedish): vena cava, large vein that returns blood into...

Definitions

  1. vena cava, large vein that returns blood into...

Ancestry of “hålven”, step by step

hålven 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 ven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvena vein; bentgrass, grass of the genus "Agrostis"
2Latinvēnaa vein, blood vessel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →