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
Ancestry of “šperholc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Sperrholz | plywood |
| 2 | German | holz | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | holz | — |
| 4 | Old High German | holz | wood |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | holt | woods, forest; wood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hultą | wood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kald- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kola- | — |