Where does “Holzgerüst” come from?

Holzgerüst (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-.

Holzgerüst (German): wooden scaffolding, timber scaffolding

Definitions

  1. wooden scaffolding, timber scaffolding

Ancestry of “Holzgerüst”, step by step

Holzgerüst 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 Gerüst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGerüstscaffold, scaffolding
2Middle High Germangerüste—
3Old High Germangirusti—
4Proto-West Germanichrustiadornment, accoutrements
5Proto-Germanichrustizarmour, armament
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →