Where does “Holtduuv” come from?

Holtduuv (Low German) comes from Low German holt, from Middle Low German holt, from Old Saxon holt, from Proto-West Germanic holt, from Proto-Germanic hultą, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.

Holtduuv (Low German): woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

Definitions

  1. woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

Ancestry of “Holtduuv”, step by step

Holtduuv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German holt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanholtwood material
2Middle Low Germanholt—
3Old Saxonholt—
4Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
5Proto-Germanichultąwood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—

via Low German Duuv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanDuuvdove, pigeon
2Middle Low Germandûve—
3Old Saxondūƀa—
4Proto-Germanic*dūbā—
5Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →