Where does “Holzkitt” come from?
Holzkitt (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-.
Holzkitt (German): wood putty
Definitions
- wood putty
Ancestry of “Holzkitt”, step by step
Holzkitt 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 kitt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 2 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |