Where does “Holzbrink” come from?

Holzbrink (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-.

Ancestry of “Holzbrink”, step by step

Holzbrink 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 Proto-Balto-Slavic brink-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicbrink-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrnk-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald-Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą