Where does “khüule” come from?

khüule (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German küele, from Old High German kuolī, from Proto-West Germanic kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic kōluz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

khüule (Cimbrian): coolness

Definitions

  1. coolness

Ancestry of “khüule”, step by step

khüule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German küele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanküele—
2Old High Germankuolīcool not warm
3Proto-West Germanickōl(ī)cool
4Proto-Germanickōluzcool
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Cimbrian khua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbriankhuacow
2BavarianKuahcow
3Middle High Germankuocow
4Old High Germankuocow
5Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
6Proto-Germanic*kōzcow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōluz →