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Where does “Kölsch” come from?

Kölsch (German) comes from Central Franconian Kölsch, from Central Franconian Kölle, from English Collen, from Old French coler, from Latin collāre, from Latin collāris, from Latin collum, from Latin -is.

Kölsch (German): Kölsch

Definitions

  1. Kölsch

Ancestry of “Kölsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianKölschKölsch lect; Kölsch beer
2Central FranconianKölle—
3EnglishCollen—
4Old Frenchcolercollar
5Latincollāre—
6Latincollāris—
7Latincollumneck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude
8Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
9Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
10Proto-Italic-ā—
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “Kölsch”

  • Kölsch
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