English
hollowroot
From hollow + root.
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
Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds ‘root’
Proto-Germanic *wrōts ‘root’
Old Norse rót ‘root’
Old English rōt ‘root’
Middle English rote ‘underground part of a plant’
English root
Today it means
noun Moschatel (Adoxa moschatellina)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hollowroot