Where does “chaumière” come from?

chaumière (French) comes from French chaume, from Latin calamus, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m-, from Proto-Indo-European kolH- — to raise, to lift, to build; awn.

chaumière (French): thatched cottage; cottage

Definitions

  1. thatched cottage; cottage

Ancestry of “chaumière”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchaumestubble; thatch
2Latincalamusa reed, cane; an object made from a reed, such as...
3Ancient Greekκάλαμοςa reed; anything made of reed or cane;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂-m-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankolH-to raise, to lift, to build; awn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάλαμος →