English word holler comes from Proto-Germanic *ḱuHlós, and later Proto-Germanic *hulaz (Hollow.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ḱuHlós | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *hulaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Hollow. |
| *hulą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | A hollow; depression; hole. |
| hol | Old English (ang) | A hole, a hollow Calumny; slander. |
| holwe | Middle English (enm) | Hollow. |
| hollow | English (en) | (colloquial) Completely, as part of the phrase beat hollow or beat all hollow. (figuratively) Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.. (figuratively) Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.. (gymnastics) pertaining to hollow body position. (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.. (of [...] |
| holler | English (en) | (Southern US, Appalachia) (small valley between mountains). (dialectal, especially, _, Southern US, Appalachia) . |