Where does “höläs” come from?
höläs (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse hœla, from Proto-Germanic hōlijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁l-.
höläs (Westrobothnian): Brag over; praise
Ancestry of “höläs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hœla | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hōlijaną | to speak vainly; to calumniate, slander |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱeh₁l- | — |