Where does “Höhlenbewohnerin” come from?
Höhlenbewohnerin (German) comes from German Höhlenbewohner, 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 — to cover; to incline.
Höhlenbewohnerin (German): A female cave dweller
Ancestry of “Höhlenbewohnerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Höhlenbewohner | cave dweller |
| 2 | German | Höhle | cave; cavity |
| 3 | Middle High German | hüle | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hulī | — |
| 5 | Old High German | hol | hollow |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |