Where does “holenleeuw” come from?
holenleeuw (Dutch) comes from German Höhlenlöwe, from German Höhle, from Middle High German hüle, from Old High German hulī, from Old High German hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz — to cover; to incline.
holenleeuw (Dutch): cave lion (Panthera spelaea or Panthera leo spelaea)
Definitions
- cave lion (Panthera spelaea or Panthera leo spelaea)
Ancestry of “holenleeuw”, step by step
holenleeuw traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Höhlenlöwe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Höhlenlöwe | cave lion |
| 2 | German | Höhle | cave; cavity |
| 3 | Middle High German | hüle | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hulī | — |
| 5 | Old High German | hol | hollow |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |