Where does “Höhlenkundlerin” come from?
Höhlenkundlerin (German) comes from German Höhlenkundler, from German Höhlenkunde, 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 — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “Höhlenkundlerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Höhlenkundler | speleologist |
| 2 | German | Höhlenkunde | speleology |
| 3 | German | Höhle | cave; cavity |
| 4 | Middle High German | hüle | — |
| 5 | Old High German | hulī | — |
| 6 | Old High German | hol | hollow |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |