Where does “colter” come from?
colter (English) comes from Old English culter, from Latin culter, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
colter (English): A knife or cutter attached to the beam of a plow...
Definitions
- A knife or cutter attached to the beam of a plow...
Ancestry of “colter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | culter | — |
| 2 | Latin | culter | knife; razor |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
Words derived from “colter”