Where does “Kühltruhe” come from?

Kühltruhe (German) comes from German Kühlen, from Middle High German küelen, from Old High German kuolōn, from Proto-Germanic kōlōną.

Kühltruhe (German): chest freezer, icebox

Definitions

  1. chest freezer, icebox

Ancestry of “Kühltruhe”, step by step

Kühltruhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kühlen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKühlencooling
2Middle High Germanküelen—
3Old High Germankuolōn—
4Proto-Germanickōlōną—

via German truhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantruhechest large box with a hinged lid
2Middle High Germantruhe—
3Old High Germantruha—
Every word from Proto-Germanic kōlōną →Every word from Old High German kuolōn →Every word from Middle High German küelen →