Where does “hel” come from?

hel (Yola) comes from Middle English hol, from Old English hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hel (Yola): hollow

Definitions

  1. hollow

Ancestry of “hel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishholhollow, empty; concave, sunken; holey
2Old Englishhola hole, a hollow; calumny; slander
3Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
4Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
5Proto-Germanichulazhollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →