Where does “Laubholz” come from?

Laubholz (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-.

Laubholz (German): hardwood

Definitions

  1. hardwood

Ancestry of “Laubholz”, step by step

Laubholz 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 Laub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaubfoliage, greenery, leaves; leaves, a suit in...
2Old High Germanloupleaves
3Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
4Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald-Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą
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