Where does “Hollandais” come from?

Hollandais (French) comes from French Hollande, from Dutch Holland, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-West Germanic holt, from Proto-Germanic hultą, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.

Hollandais (French): Dutchman

Definitions

  1. Dutchman

Ancestry of “Hollandais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchHollandeHolland, the Netherlands
2DutchHollandin [[patriot
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →
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