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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanholz—
2Middle High Germanholz—
3Old High Germanholzwood
4Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
5Proto-Germanichultąwood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →