Where does “Astloch” come from?

Astloch (German) comes from German loch, from English loch, from Middle English lough, from Scottish Gaelic loch, from Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic loku, from Proto-Indo-European lókus — pond, pool.

Astloch (German): knothole

Definitions

  1. knothole

Ancestry of “Astloch”, step by step

Astloch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German loch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlochhole; perforation
2EnglishlochA lake; A bay or arm of the sea; Alternative form...
3Middle Englishloughlake; loch
4Scottish Gaeliclochlake; arm of the sea; fjord
5Old Irishlochlake; inlet of the sea; black, dark
6Proto-Celticlokulake, pool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlókuspond, pool

via German ast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanastbough, limb, branch
2Middle High Germanast
3Old High Germanastbranch
4Proto-Germanicastazbranch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lókusEvery word from Proto-Celtic lokuEvery word from Old Irish loch