Where does “slukhål” come from?
slukhål (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.
slukhål (Swedish): a sinkhole, a swallow hole, a swallet, a doline
Definitions
- a sinkhole, a swallow hole, a swallet, a doline
Ancestry of “slukhål”, 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 |