Where does “ברענהאָלץ” come from?

ברענהאָלץ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish האָלץ, 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-.

ברענהאָלץ (Yiddish): firewood

Definitions

  1. firewood

Ancestry of “ברענהאָלץ”, step by step

ברענהאָלץ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish האָלץ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהאָלץwooden block, piece of wood
2Middle High Germanholz—
3Old High Germanholzwood
4Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
5Proto-Germanichultąwood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—

via Yiddish ברענען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishברענעןto burn; to be on fire
2Old High Germanbrinnan—
3Proto-West Germanicbrinnanto burn, to be on fire
4Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →