Where does “Abholzung” come from?

Abholzung (German) comes from German abholzen, from German holz, from Middle High German holz, from Old High German holz, from Proto-West Germanic holt, from Proto-Germanic hultą, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.

Abholzung (German): extensive cutting of trees: logging,...

Definitions

  1. extensive cutting of trees: logging,...

Ancestry of “Abholzung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabholzento cut down the trees, to clear of timber
2Germanholzwood material
3Middle High Germanholz—
4Old High Germanholzwood
5Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
6Proto-Germanichultąwood
7Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
8Proto-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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