timber
noun
[ ˈtɪmbə ]
• wood prepared for use in building and carpentry.
• "the exploitation of forests for timber"
• personal qualities or character.
• "she is frequently hailed as presidential timber"
Origin:
Old English in the sense ‘a building’, also ‘building material’, of Germanic origin; related to German Zimmer ‘room’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘build’.
