An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/holen

by Friedrich Kluge

holen, vb., to fetch,’ from MidHG. holn (variant haln), vb., OHG. holôn (halôn), ‘to call, invite, lead or fetch (hither).’ Comp. OSax. halôn, OFris. halia, Du. halen, ‘to fetch’; AS. geholian and *gehalian, E. to hale. The Teut. root hal, hol, corresponds to Lat. calâre, ‘to convoke,’ Gr. καλεῖν. Comp. further Hall, hell, which probably belong also to the same root.