Where does “hardhout” come from?
hardhout (Dutch) comes from Dutch hard, from Middle Dutch hart, from Old Dutch hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
hardhout (Dutch): hardwood
Definitions
- hardwood
Ancestry of “hardhout”, step by step
hardhout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hard | hard, strong; strong, not easily devalued;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hart | hard; solid, sturdy; hard, harsh, cruel |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hart | hard |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hard(ī) | hard |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via Dutch hout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | — |