Where does “šperholc” come from?

šperholc (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Sperrholz, from German holz, 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-.

šperholc (Serbo-Croatian): plywood

Definitions

  1. plywood

Ancestry of “šperholc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSperrholzplywood
2Germanholzwood material
3Middle High Germanholz—
4Old High Germanholzwood
5Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
6Proto-Germanichultąwood
7Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →
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