Where does “Holzwolle” come from?

Holzwolle (German) comes from German Wolle, from Middle High German wolle, from Old High German wolla, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Holzwolle (German): wood wool, excelsior

Definitions

  1. wood wool, excelsior

Ancestry of “Holzwolle”, step by step

Holzwolle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWollewool
2Middle High Germanwolle—
3Old High Germanwolla—
4Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
5Proto-Germanicwullōwool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →