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Where does “Holz” come from?

Holz (German) comes 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-.

Holz (German): wood; a particular kind of wood; a piece of wood,...

Definitions

  1. wood; a particular kind of wood; a piece of wood,...

Ancestry of “Holz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanholz—
2Old High Germanholzwood
3Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
4Proto-Germanichultąwood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—

Words derived from “Holz”

  • Holzquirl
  • Nadelholz
  • holzig
  • Weichholz
  • Holzkohle
  • Schwirrholz
  • Holzschutzmittel
  • Holzschutz
  • Oberholz
  • Zündholz
  • holzhaltig
  • Holzdübel
  • Holzkirche
  • Kastanienholz
  • holzfrei
  • Sperrholz
  • Holznagel
  • Holzschnitt
  • Gehölz
  • Holzstück
  • Holzgerüst
  • Süßholz
  • Nudelholz
  • Holzklotz
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