Where does “eikenhout” come from?
eikenhout (Dutch) comes from Dutch hout, from Middle Dutch hout, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-West Germanic holt, from Proto-Germanic hultą, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.
eikenhout (Dutch): oak wood
Ancestry of “eikenhout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | hout | wood; particular kind of wood; piece of wood,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hout | wood; piece of wood; branch, stick, beam; tree |
| 3 | Old Dutch | holt | wood; tree; a wood, a forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | holt | woods, forest; wood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hultą | wood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kald- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kola- | — |
Words derived from “eikenhout”