Where does “kreupelhout” come from?

kreupelhout (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-.

kreupelhout (Dutch): undergrowth, brushwood

Definitions

  1. undergrowth, brushwood

Ancestry of “kreupelhout”, step by step

kreupelhout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoutwood; particular kind of wood; piece of wood,...
2Middle Dutchhoutwood; piece of wood; branch, stick, beam; tree
3Old Dutchholtwood; tree; a wood, a forest
4Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
5Proto-Germanichultąwood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankald-
7Proto-Indo-Europeankola-

via Dutch kreupel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkreupelcrippled; lame
2Middle Dutchcruepellacking, missing
3Old Dutchkrupil
4Proto-Germanickrupilaztending to, or prone to crawl; creeping;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald-Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą
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