Where does “Kerbholz” come from?

Kerbholz (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-.

Kerbholz (German): tally stick

Definitions

  1. tally stick

Ancestry of “Kerbholz”, step by step

Kerbholz 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 Kerbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKerbedent, groove, nick, notch; kerf; bullseye
2Middle High Germankërbeincision, notch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →