Where does “houille” come from?

houille (French) comes from Walloon hulhes, from Frankish hukila, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

houille (French): coal

Definitions

  1. coal

Ancestry of “houille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Walloonhulhes—
2Frankishhukilapile, mound
3Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—

Words derived from “houille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →Every word from Frankish hukila →Every word from Walloon hulhes →