An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Hülse

by Friedrich Kluge

Hülse, f., ‘shell, husk,’ from the equiv. MidHG. hülse, hülsche, OHG. hulsa, for *hulisa (Goth. *hulisi or *huluzi), f., ‘shell’; from the root hél, hul (see hehlen, Hülle), like Goth. jukuzi, f., ‘yoke,’ or aqizi, f., ‘axe’ (see Axt), in AS. without the suffix s, hulu, ‘pod, husk.’