Where does “naaldwoud” come from?

naaldwoud (Dutch) comes from Dutch woud, from Middle Dutch wout, from Old Dutch walt, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

naaldwoud (Dutch): conifer forest

Definitions

  1. conifer forest

Ancestry of “naaldwoud”, step by step

naaldwoud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch woud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoudforest, woods, jungle
2Middle Dutchwoutforest
3Old Dutchwaltforest, wood
4Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Dutch naald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchnaaldA needle, a pin; A needle; The needle of a record...
2Middle Dutchnaeldeneedle
3Old Dutchnālda—
4Old Dutchnādla—
5Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →