Where does “Mundhöhle” come from?

Mundhöhle (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.

Mundhöhle (German): oral cavity

Definitions

  1. oral cavity

Ancestry of “Mundhöhle”, step by step

Mundhöhle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Höhle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHöhlecave; cavity
2Middle High Germanhüle—
3Old High Germanhulī—
4Old High Germanholhollow
5Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
6Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
7Proto-Germanichulazhollow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via German mund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmundmouth of a person
2Middle High Germanmuntprotection, guardianship
3Old High Germanmunt—
4Proto-Germanicmundōhand; protection, security
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂-nt-éh₂the beckoning one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →