Where does “loddekolbe” come from?

loddekolbe (Danish) comes from Danish kolbe, from German Kolben, from Middle High German kolbe, from Old High German cholpo, from Proto-Germanic kolbô, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

loddekolbe (Danish): soldering iron

Definitions

  1. soldering iron

Ancestry of “loddekolbe”, step by step

loddekolbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kolbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkolbeflask
2GermanKolbenbutt of a rifle; piston; spadix
3Middle High Germankolbeclub
4Old High Germancholpo—
5Proto-Germanickolbô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Danish lodde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishloddecapelin, "Mallotus villosus"; sound; plumb
2Norwegianlodde—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kolbô →Every word from Old High German cholpo →
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