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Where does “holten” come from?

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

holten (Saterland Frisian): Made of wood; wooden; stiff; rigid

Definitions

  1. Made of wood; wooden; stiff; rigid

Ancestry of “holten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianHoltwood
2Old Frisianholt—
3Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
4Proto-Germanichultąwood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →