Where does “hollandaise” come from?
hollandaise (French) comes from French hollandais, 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-.
hollandaise (French): feminine singular of hollandais
Definitions
- feminine singular of hollandais
Ancestry of “hollandaise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hollandais | Dutch, from or pertaining to The Netherlands;... |
| 2 | French | Hollande | Holland, the Netherlands |
| 3 | Dutch | Holland | in [[patriot |
| 4 | Old Dutch | holt | wood; tree; a wood, a forest |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | holt | woods, forest; wood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hultą | wood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kald- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kola- | — |