Where does “houthakker” come from?
houthakker (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-.
houthakker (Dutch): lumberjack, woodcutter
Definitions
- lumberjack, woodcutter
Ancestry of “houthakker”, step by step
houthakker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via Dutch hakker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hakker | — |