Where does “hobbit” come from?

hobbit (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English hobbit, from Old English holbȳtla.

hobbit (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hobbit

Definitions

  1. a 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 →