Where does “Erlenholz” come from?

Erlenholz (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-.

Erlenholz (German): alder wood

Definitions

  1. alder wood

Ancestry of “Erlenholz”, step by step

Erlenholz 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 German Erle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErlealder
2Old High Germanerilaalder
3Proto-Germanic*aliʀu—
4Proto-Germanicalizōalder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →