Where does “Ebenholz” come from?

Ebenholz (German) comes 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-.

Ebenholz (German): ebony

Definitions

  1. ebony

Ancestry of “Ebenholz”, step by step

Ebenholz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-—

via Latin ebenus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinebenusAlternative form of hebenus
2Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
3Egyptianhbnjebony

Words derived from “Ebenholz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →