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Where does “hobbit” come from?

hobbit (English) comes from Old English holbȳtla.

hobbit (English): A fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy...

Definitions

  1. A fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy...

Ancestry of “hobbit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishholbȳtla—

Words derived from “hobbit”

  • hobbity
  • hobbitlike
  • хоббит
  • hobitti
  • hòbbit
  • hobad
  • hobbiti
  • ฮอบบิท
  • hobbi
Every word from Old English holbȳtla →