Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “kolonialforretning” come from?

kolonialforretning (Danish) comes from Danish kolonial, from Danish koloni, from Latin colōnia, from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

kolonialforretning (Danish): A grocery store

Definitions

  1. A grocery store

Ancestry of “kolonialforretning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkolonialcolonial; groceries; grocery store
2Danishkolonicolony
3Latincolōnia—
4Latincolōnus—
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →