Where does “Hartholz” come from?

Hartholz (German) comes from German hart, from Middle High German Hart, from Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

Hartholz (German): hardwood

Definitions

  1. hardwood

Ancestry of “Hartholz”, step by step

Hartholz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanharthard; severe, harsh; sharply, roughly, severely
2Middle High GermanHarthill forest
3Old High Germanharthard
4Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
5Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
7Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

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-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz
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