Where does “houille” come from?
houille (French) comes from Walloon hulhes, from Frankish hukila, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.
houille (French): coal
Ancestry of “houille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Walloon | hulhes | — |
| 2 | Frankish | hukila | pile, mound |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kēwp- | — |
Words derived from “houille”