Where does “Schwirrholz” come from?

Schwirrholz (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-.

Schwirrholz (German): bullroarer

Definitions

  1. bullroarer

Ancestry of “Schwirrholz”, step by step

Schwirrholz 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 schwirren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwirrento buzz; to whirr; to twang
2Middle Low Germanswirren—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →