Where does “höhlenkundlich” come from?

höhlenkundlich (German) comes from German Höhlenkunde, 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 — to cover; to incline.

höhlenkundlich (German): speleological, speleologic

Definitions

  1. speleological, speleologic

Ancestry of “höhlenkundlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHöhlenkundespeleology
2GermanHöhlecave; cavity
3Middle High Germanhüle—
4Old High Germanhulī—
5Old High Germanholhollow
6Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
7Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
8Proto-Germanichulazhollow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →