Where does “Sperrholz” come from?
Sperrholz (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-.
Sperrholz (German): plywood
Definitions
- plywood
Ancestry of “Sperrholz”, step by step
Sperrholz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German holz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | holz | wood material |
| 2 | Middle High German | holz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | holz | wood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | holt | woods, forest; wood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hultą | wood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kald- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kola- | — |
via German sperren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sperren | to bar; to space out the letters of a word or... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sperren | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sperran | to put up rafters, beams; to barricade |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sparrijan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sparrijaną | to bar, to block |