Where does “colmar” come from?

colmar (Galician) comes from Galician colmo, from Latin culmus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

colmar (Galician): to thatch; to end the construction of a palleiro

Definitions

  1. to thatch; to end the construction of a palleiro

Ancestry of “colmar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancolmothatch; a sheaf; a thatched roof
2Latinculmusstalk, stem; hay; straw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “colmar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Latin culmus →
colmar — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer