Where does “hout” come from?

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

hout (West Frisian): wood

Definitions

  1. wood

Ancestry of “hout”, step by step

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