Where does “Hobbit” come from?

Hobbit (German) comes from English hobbit, from Old English holbȳtla.

Hobbit (German): hobbit

Definitions

  1. hobbit

Ancestry of “Hobbit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhobbitA fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy...
2Old Englishholbȳtla—
Every word from Old English holbȳtla →Every word from English hobbit →