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Where does “kölsch” come from?

kölsch (Central Franconian) comes from German Köln, from Latin colōnia, from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

kölsch (Central Franconian): of or pertaining to Cologne

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to Cologne

Ancestry of “kölsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKölnCologne
2Latincolōnia—
3Latincolōnus—
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “kölsch”

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