Where does “Gewehrkolben” come from?

Gewehrkolben (German) comes from German Kolben, from Middle High German kolbe, from Old High German cholpo, from Proto-Germanic kolbô, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Gewehrkolben (German): butt of a rifle

Definitions

  1. butt of a rifle

Ancestry of “Gewehrkolben”, step by step

Gewehrkolben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kolben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKolbenbutt of a rifle; piston; spadix
2Middle High Germankolbeclub
3Old High Germancholpo—
4Proto-Germanickolbô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via German Gewehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewehrrifle
2Middle High Germangewer—
3Old High Germangiwerida—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →