Where does “anticoal” come from?

anticoal (English) comes from English coal, from Middle English col, from Old English cōl, from Proto-West Germanic kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic kōluz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

anticoal (English): Opposed to the burning of coal for energy

Definitions

  1. Opposed to the burning of coal for energy

Ancestry of “anticoal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoalA black rock formed from prehistoric plant...
2Middle Englishcolcole; coal
3Old Englishcōlcool, cold, tranquil, calm
4Proto-West Germanickōl(ī)cool
5Proto-Germanickōluzcool
6Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōluz →
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