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Where does “zoethout” come from?

zoethout (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-.

zoethout (Dutch): liquorice: the plant liquorice is made of

Definitions

  1. liquorice: the plant liquorice is made of

Ancestry of “zoethout”, step by step

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →