Where does earthhole come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

earthhole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"And because she lived — like hundreds of other families — in an earthhole — since all the houses were destroyed — she had nothing to give me."

From Middle English eorthehole; equivalent to earth + hole. Akin to Scots ert hyle (“earthhole, pit”).

earthholes (plural) earth-hole (alternative) earth hole (alternative)

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