Where does “Klaubholz” come from?

Klaubholz (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-.

Klaubholz (German): wood lying on the forest floor used for fuel

Definitions

  1. wood lying on the forest floor used for fuel

Ancestry of “Klaubholz”, step by step

Klaubholz 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 klauben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklaubento pick up, collect piece by piece
2Middle High Germanklūben—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →
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