Where does “Schwefelholz” come from?

Schwefelholz (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-.

Schwefelholz (German): matchstick

Definitions

  1. matchstick

Ancestry of “Schwefelholz”, step by step

Schwefelholz 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 Schwefel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwefelsulfur; brimstone
2Middle High Germanswevel—
3Old High Germansweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →