Where does “holbewoner” come from?

holbewoner (Dutch) comes from Dutch hol, from Middle Dutch hol, from Old Dutch hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

holbewoner (Dutch): troglodyte, any cave-dweller, e.g. cave man or...

Definitions

  1. troglodyte, any cave-dweller, e.g. cave man or...

Ancestry of “holbewoner”, step by step

holbewoner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchholA hole, hollow, cavity; A cargo hold; An anus,...
2Middle Dutchhol—
3Old Dutchhol—
4Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
5Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
6Proto-Germanichulazhollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Dutch bewoner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewoneroccupant, inhabitant
2Middle Dutchbewōonre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →
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