Where does “Chële” come from?

Chële (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German kela, from Proto-West Germanic kelā, from Proto-Germanic kelǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- — to swallow.

Chële (Alemannic German): A cleft or groove in the ground

Definitions

  1. A cleft or groove in the ground

Ancestry of “Chële”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankelathroat
2Proto-West Germanickelāthroat
3Proto-Germanickelǭthroat
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelu-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kelǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kelā →