Where does “Höhle” come from?

Höhle (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Höhle (German): cave; cavity

Definitions

  1. cave; cavity

Ancestry of “Höhle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhüle—
2Old High Germanhulī—
3Old High Germanholhollow
4Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
5Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
6Proto-Germanichulazhollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Höhle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →