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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

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “holloweth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhollowA small valley between mountains; A sunken area...
2Middle EnglishholowAlternative form of holgh; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishholha hollow
4Proto-Germanic*hulhwą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą →