Where does “Höhlenlöwe” come from?
Höhlenlöwe (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.
Höhlenlöwe (German): cave lion
Definitions
- cave lion
Ancestry of “Höhlenlöwe”, step by step
Höhlenlöwe 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 Löwe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Löwe | lion; lion, as used on a coat of arms; Leo |
| 2 | Middle High German | lewe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lēo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *lēwō | scythe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lewô | scythe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |