Where does “kø” come from?

kø (Danish) comes from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

kø (Danish): queue

Definitions

queue

Ancestry of “kø”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	queue	tail; queue, line; cue
2	Middle French	queu	—
3	Old French	cue	tail
4	Vulgar Latin	coda	tail
5	Latin	cauda	A tail
6	Proto-Italic	kaudā	tail
7	Proto-Indo-European	keh₂udeh₂	—

Words derived from “kø”

koben
muhko
kofanger
koklokke
komælk
kovending
søko
kúbein

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →