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Where does “Kehle” come from?

Kehle (German) comes from Middle High German kële, from Old High German kela, from Proto-West Germanic kelā, from Proto-Germanic kelǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- — to swallow.

Kehle (German): throat

Definitions

  1. throat

Ancestry of “Kehle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankële—
2Old High Germankelathroat
3Proto-West Germanickelā—
4Proto-Germanickelǭthroat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelu-to swallow

Words derived from “Kehle”

  • kehlig
  • Graukehlralle
  • Rotkehlchen
  • kel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- →