Where does “ebbenhouten” come from?

ebbenhouten (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ebbenhouten (Dutch): consisting/made of ebony

Definitions

  1. consisting/made of ebony

Ancestry of “ebbenhouten”, step by step

ebbenhouten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch ebbenhout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchebbenhoutThe dark tropical wood ebony
2Dutchebenhout—
3Middle Dutchebenushout—
4LatinebenusAlternative form of hebenus
5Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
6Egyptianhbnjebony
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →