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Where does “køle” come from?

køle (Danish) comes from Old Norse kœla, from Proto-Germanic kōlijaną, from Proto-Germanic kōlaz, from Proto-Germanic kōluz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

køle (Danish): to cool; indefinite plural of køl

Definitions

  1. to cool; indefinite plural of køl

Ancestry of “køle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekœla—
2Proto-Germanickōlijanąto make cold, to cool
3Proto-GermanickōlazAlternative form of *kōluz; cool, cold; calm
4Proto-Germanickōluzcool
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “køle”

  • køleskab
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