Where does “hobbit” come from?

hobbit (Polish) comes from English hobbit, from Old English holbȳtla.

hobbit (Polish): hobbit, halfling

Definitions

  1. hobbit, halfling

Ancestry of “hobbit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhobbitA fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy...
2Old Englishholbȳtla—

Words derived from “hobbit”

Every word from Old English holbȳtla →Every word from English hobbit →