Where does “kohl” come from?

kohl (English) comes from German Kohl, from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kol, from Proto-West Germanic kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

kohl (English): A dark powder used as eye makeup, especially in...

Definitions

  1. A dark powder used as eye makeup, especially in...

Ancestry of “kohl”, step by step

kohl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kohl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKohlcabbage; nonsense; idle talk
2Middle High Germankōl—
3Old High Germankolcoal
4Proto-West Germanickolcoal
5Proto-Germanickulącoal
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

via Arabic كُحْل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
2Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

Words derived from “kohl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →