Where does “Räuberhöhle” come from?

Räuberhöhle (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.

Räuberhöhle (German): robber's den, robber's lair, den of thieves

Definitions

  1. robber's den, robber's lair, den of thieves

Ancestry of “Räuberhöhle”, step by step

Räuberhöhle 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 Räuber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRäuberagent noun of rauben
2Middle High Germanröubære—
3Old High Germanroubāri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →