Where does “Hoseloch” come from?

Hoseloch (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Loch, from Old Saxon lōh, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Hoseloch (Plautdietsch): rabbit hole burrow of a rabbit or hare

Definitions

  1. rabbit hole burrow of a rabbit or hare

Ancestry of “Hoseloch”, step by step

Hoseloch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Loch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschLochhole
2Old Saxonlōh—
3Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
4Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Plautdietsch Hos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschHosrabbit, hare
2Middle Low Germanhasehare
3Old Saxonhaso—
4Proto-West Germanichasōhare
5Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →