Where does “Buchenholz” come from?

Buchenholz (German) comes from German buche, from Middle High German buoche, from Old High German buohha, from Proto-West Germanic bōkijā, from Proto-West Germanic bōku, from Proto-Germanic bōkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

Buchenholz (German): beech, beechwood

Definitions

  1. beech, beechwood

Ancestry of “Buchenholz”, step by step

Buchenholz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German buche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbucheinflection of buchen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanbuoche—
3Old High GermanbuohhaA beech
4Proto-West Germanicbōkijābeech
5Proto-West Germanicbōkubeech
6Proto-Germanicbōkōbeech
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

via German holz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanholzwood material
2Middle High Germanholz—
3Old High Germanholzwood
4Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
5Proto-Germanichultąwood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōkō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōku →