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English word holler comes from Proto-Germanic *ḱuHlós, and later Proto-Germanic *hulaz (Hollow.)

*ḱuHlós (Proto-Germanic)

*hulaz (Proto-Germanic)

Hollow.

*hulą (Proto-Germanic)

A hollow; depression; hole.

hol (Old English)

A hole, a hollow Calumny; slander.

holwe (Middle English)

Hollow.

hollow (English)

(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)

(Southern US, Appalachia) (small valley between mountains). (dialectal, especially, _, Southern US, Appalachia) .

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