Etymology

rudderhole

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Today it means: The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes. Full definition →

English hole ← Middle English hole ← Old English hol
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁roh₁-(ye-)-ti
  3. Proto-Germanic*rōaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*rōþrą
  5. Proto-West Germanic*rōþr
  6. Old Englishrōþor
  7. Middle Englishrother
  8. Englishrudder
  9. Proto-Germanic*hulaz
  10. Proto-Germanic*hulą
  11. Proto-West Germanic*hol
  12. Old Englishhol
  13. Middle Englishhole
  14. Englishhole
  15. English todayrudderhole

From rudder + hole.

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