Where does “coalification” come from?

coalification (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.

coalification (English): The formation of coal by the gradual heating and...

Definitions

  1. The formation of coal by the gradual heating and...

Ancestry of “coalification”, 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
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