Where does “kel” come from?

kel (Danish) comes from German Kehle, from Middle High German kële, from Old High German kela, from Proto-West Germanic kelā, from Proto-Germanic kelǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- — to swallow.

kel (Danish): hollow moulding, cavetto; valley

Definitions

  1. hollow moulding, cavetto; valley

Ancestry of “kel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKehlethroat
2Middle High Germankële—
3Old High Germankelathroat
4Proto-West Germanickelāthroat
5Proto-Germanickelǭthroat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelu-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kelǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kelā →