Where does “Holzklotz” come from?

Holzklotz (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-.

Holzklotz (German): wooden block, wooden log

Definitions

  1. wooden block, wooden log

Ancestry of “Holzklotz”, step by step

Holzklotz 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 Klotz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKlotzblock
2Middle High Germanklozstump; ball
3Old High Germanklozstump; ball
4Proto-West Germanicklottclod, lump, ball
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →
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