Where does “Holzdübel” come from?

Holzdübel (German) comes from German Dübel, from Middle High German tübel, from Old High German tubil, from Proto-Germanic dubilaz, from Proto-Germanic dubjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Holzdübel (German): peg

Definitions

  1. peg

Ancestry of “Holzdübel”, step by step

Holzdübel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dübel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDübeldowel
2Middle High Germantübel—
3Old High Germantubil—
4Proto-Germanicdubilazpeg; dowel
5Proto-Germanicdubjanąto fit
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

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-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dubjaną →