Where does “hou” come from?

hou (Dutch) comes 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-.

hou (Dutch): friendly, of a favourable disposition

Definitions

  1. friendly, of a favourable disposition

Ancestry of “hou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhoutwood; piece of wood; branch, stick, beam; tree
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →