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Where does “mondholte” come from?

mondholte (Dutch) comes from Dutch holte, 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-.

mondholte (Dutch): oral cavity

Definitions

  1. oral cavity

Ancestry of “mondholte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchholtecavity, hole, hollow
2Dutchhoutwood; particular kind of wood; piece of wood,...
3Middle Dutchhoutwood; piece of wood; branch, stick, beam; tree
4Old Dutchholtwood; tree; a wood, a forest
5Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
6Proto-Germanichultąwood
7Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →