English
holestone
From hole + stone.
Proto-Germanic *hulaz ‘hollow’
Proto-Germanic *hulą ‘hollow space’
Proto-West Germanic *hol ‘hollow space, cavity’
Old English hol ‘hole, hollow place’
Middle English hole
English hole
Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’
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Proto-Germanic *stainaz
Proto-West Germanic *stain
Old English stān
Middle English ston ‘a stone’
English stone
Today it means
noun A menhir with a hole in it.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / holestone