Where does “Holzhäcksler” come from?
Holzhäcksler (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-.
Holzhäcksler (German): woodchipper, wood shredder
Definitions
- woodchipper, wood shredder
Ancestry of “Holzhäcksler”, step by step
Holzhäcksler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German holz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | holz | wood material |
| 2 | Middle High German | holz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | holz | wood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | holt | woods, forest; wood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hultą | wood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kald- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kola- | — |
via German Häcksler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Häcksler | chipper, shredder |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |