Where does “holloweth” come from?
holloweth (English) comes from English hollow, from Middle English holow, from Old English holh, from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą.
holloweth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “holloweth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hollow | A small valley between mountains; A sunken area... |
| 2 | Middle English | holow | Alternative form of holgh; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | holh | a hollow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hulhwą | — |