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Where does “האָלץ” come from?

האָלץ (Yiddish) comes 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-.

האָלץ (Yiddish): wooden block, piece of wood

Definitions

  1. wooden block, piece of wood

Ancestry of “האָלץ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “האָלץ”

  • ברענהאָלץ
  • פּיקהאָלץ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →