Where does “Höhlenbewohner” come from?
Höhlenbewohner (German) comes from German Höhle, 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.
Höhlenbewohner (German): cave dweller
Definitions
- cave dweller
Ancestry of “Höhlenbewohner”, step by step
Höhlenbewohner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Höhle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Höhle | cave; cavity |
| 2 | Middle High German | hüle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hulī | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hol | hollow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via German Bewohner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bewohner | agent noun of bewohnen; inhabitant |
| 2 | German | bewohnen | to inhabit, to occupy |
| 3 | German | wohnen | to live, reside, dwell; to stay |
| 4 | Middle High German | wonen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wonēn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wunēn | to stay, to dwell, to live |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wunāną | To be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |