Where does “elkwood” come from?

elkwood (English) comes from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

elkwood (English): The soft, spongy wood of Magnolia umbrella

Definitions

  1. The soft, spongy wood of Magnolia umbrella

Ancestry of “elkwood”, step by step

elkwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Wood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWoodAn English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood
2EnglishFrogAlternative form of frog
3Portuguesefrocoflock
4Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
5Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
6Proto-Germanic*flukkô
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via English Elk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishElkAn Acorn Electron computer; A member of a...
2Middle Englishelkelk, moose (Alces alces)
3Old Englisheolhelk UK, moose US the largest member of the deer family
4Proto-West Germanic*elh
5Proto-Germanicelhazelk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élḱis
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁el-greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic *flukkô