Where does “Kaminholz” come from?

Kaminholz (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-.

Kaminholz (German): firewood, in particular logs, for indoor fireplaces

Definitions

  1. firewood, in particular logs, for indoor fireplaces

Ancestry of “Kaminholz”, step by step

Kaminholz 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 kamîn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankamînfireplace
2Middle High Germankamîn—
3Old High Germankemîn—
4Latincamīnusfireplace
5Ancient Greekκάμινοςoven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →