Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*ḱel-
14 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-, most common first.
- cellA single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- hallA corridor; a hallway.
- hullThe outer covering of a fruit or seed.
- hollowA small valley between mountains.
- hulkA large ship used for transportation; (more generally) a large ship that is difficult to manoeuvre.
- helmThe tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to steer the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.
- lithA limb; any member of the body.
- kilimA flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.
- heleTo hide, conceal, and keep secret, especially for a secret society (such as the masons).
- halfpennyA discontinued English (later British) coin worth half of one penny (old or new).
- forholdTo detain, hold back, or hold up (someone or something); also, to retain or withhold (something).
- culeusA Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1600 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 520 L although differing slightly over time.
- foreholdThe forward or front part of the hold of a ship.
- holkA hollow cavity.