Where does “luchtkoeler” come from?

luchtkoeler (Dutch) comes from Dutch koeler, from Dutch koelen, from Middle Dutch coelen, from Old Dutch kuolen, from Proto-West Germanic kōlijan, from Proto-Germanic kōlijaną, from Proto-Germanic kōlaz, from Proto-Germanic kōluz — to swallow; swallow.

luchtkoeler (Dutch): intercooler

Definitions

  1. intercooler

Ancestry of “luchtkoeler”, step by step

luchtkoeler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch koeler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoelercooler
2Dutchkoelento cool
3Middle Dutchcoelen
4Old Dutchkuolenmake cooler
5Proto-West Germanickōlijanto cool, to make cooler
6Proto-Germanickōlijanąto make cold, to cool
7Proto-GermanickōlazAlternative form of *kōluz; cool, cold; calm
8Proto-Germanickōluzcool
9Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Dutch lucht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchluchtair; sky; odour, smell
2Middle Dutchluchtair; sky; smell, odour
3Old Dutchluft
4Proto-West Germaniclufturoof; air
5Proto-Germanicluftuzroof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-Every word from Proto-Germanic kalanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic kōluz