Etymology of the English word hole
the English word
holederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kailo-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-Derivations in English
hoe,
loophole,
blowhole,
borehole,
bunghole,
buttonhole,
chuckhole,
cornhole,
downhole,
drawhole,
eyehole,
foxhole,
holeproof,
keyhole,
kneehole,
knothole,
manhole,
peephole,
pesthole,
pigeonhole,
pinhole,
pothole,
porthole,
posthole,
rathole,
shothole,
sighthole,
stokehole,
taphole,
thumbhole,
touchhole,
wellhole,
wormhole,
hellhole,
mousehole,
sinkhole,
armhole,
asshole,
wholeCognates
Dutch
hol, German
hohl, Icelandic
holurUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
