Where does “荷蘭” come from?

荷蘭 (Chinese) comes from Dutch Holland, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-West Germanic holt, from Proto-Germanic hultą, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.

荷蘭 (Chinese): Netherlands; Holland

Definitions

  1. Netherlands; Holland

Ancestry of “荷蘭”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchHollandin [[patriot
2Old Dutchholtwood; tree; a wood, a forest
3Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
4Proto-Germanichultąwood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →