Where does “פּיקהאָלץ” come from?
פּיקהאָלץ (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-.
פּיקהאָלץ (Yiddish): woodpecker
Ancestry of “פּיקהאָלץ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | האָלץ | wooden block, piece of wood |
| 2 | Middle High German | holz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | holz | wood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | holt | woods, forest; wood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hultą | wood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kald- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kola- | — |