Where does “collie” come from?
I need to note that the etymology chain provided is for "coal," not "collie" (which is a dog breed). Additionally, the chain shows "gel-" repeated three times, which appears to be an error in the source data.
However, I cannot write an accurate etymology for "collie" using this chain, as it doesn't match. I also cannot write a sentence stating the coal etymology for the headword "collie" as that would be inaccurate.
Could you clarify: Should I write the etymology for **coal** using this chain, or do you have the correct chain for **collie**?
collie (English): Any of various breeds of dog originating in...
Definitions
- Any of various breeds of dog originating in...
Ancestry of “collie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | coal | A black rock formed from prehistoric plant... |
| 2 | Middle English | col | cole; coal |
| 3 | Old English | cōl | cool, cold, tranquil, calm |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kōl(ī) | cool |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kōluz | cool |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
Words derived from “collie”