Where does “creephole” come from?
creephole (English) comes from English hole, from Middle English hole, from Old English hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
creephole (English): A hole or retreat onto which an animal may creep,...
Definitions
- A hole or retreat onto which an animal may creep,...
Ancestry of “creephole”, step by step
creephole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hole | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;... |
| 2 | Middle English | hole | healthy; safe; whole, complete, full |
| 3 | Old English | hol | a hole, a hollow; calumny; slander |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English creep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | creep | To move slowly with the abdomen close to the... |
| 2 | Middle English | crepen | To move in a subtle or secretive way; To enter or... |
| 3 | Old English | crēopan | to creep, crawl |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kreupan | to creep, crawl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kreupaną | to twist, to creep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |