Where does “Hohltier” come from?

Hohltier (German) comes from German Tier, from Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

Hohltier (German): coelenterate any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata

Definitions

  1. coelenterate any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata

Ancestry of “Hohltier”, step by step

Hohltier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTieranimal; A person who has a quality thought of as...
2Middle High Germantier
3Old High Germantioranimal
4Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via German hohl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhohlhollow; concave; cupped; dense; daft
2Old High Germanholhollow
3Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
4Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
5Proto-Germanichulazhollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes-
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