Etymograph

English

hollow-eyed

From hollow + eyed.

A compound of hollow + eyed

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‘to cover, hide’

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Proto-Germanic *hulwiją ‘depression, hollow’

Proto-West Germanic *holh

Old English holh ‘a hollow’

Middle English holow

English hollow

Middle English eie

Middle English eyed

English eyed

Today it means

adj Having sunken, dark ringed eyes demonstrative of fear or lack of sleep.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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