Where does “Querholz” come from?

Querholz (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-.

Querholz (German): transom

Definitions

  1. transom

Ancestry of “Querholz”, step by step

Querholz 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 quer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquercrosswise, cross; crosswise, across
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola-