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 Germanickelāthroat
4Proto-Germanickelǭthroat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelu-to swallow

Words derived from “Kehle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kelǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kelā →