Where does “holz” come from?

holz (German) comes 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-.

holz (German): wood material

Definitions

  1. wood material

Ancestry of “holz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanholz—
2Old High Germanholzwood
3Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
4Proto-Germanichultąwood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—

Words derived from “holz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →