Where does “kul” come from?

kul (Danish) comes from Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

kul (Danish): coal; imperative of kule

Definitions

  1. coal; imperative of kule

Ancestry of “kul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekolcoal
2Proto-Germanickulącoal
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

Words derived from “kul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →