Where does “holt” come from?

holt (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic holt, from Proto-Germanic hultą, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.

Ancestry of “holt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
2Proto-Germanichultąwood
3Proto-Indo-Europeankald-
4Proto-Indo-Europeankola-

Words derived from “holt

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