Where does “Holzfaser” come from?

Holzfaser (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-.

Holzfaser (German): wood fiber, wood fibre

Definitions

  1. wood fiber, wood fibre

Ancestry of “Holzfaser”, step by step

Holzfaser 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 Faser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFaserfibre
2Old High Germanfasofibre
3Proto-Germanicfasōnfiber

Words derived from “Holzfaser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →