Where does “holz” come from?

holz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German holz, from Proto-West Germanic holt, from Proto-Germanic hultą, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.

Ancestry of “holz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “holz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →