Where does “Kohl” come from?

Kohl (German) comes from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kol, from Proto-West Germanic kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

Kohl (German): cabbage; nonsense; idle talk

Definitions

  1. cabbage; nonsense; idle talk

Ancestry of “Kohl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankōl—
2Old High Germankolcoal
3Proto-West Germanickolcoal
4Proto-Germanickulącoal
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

Words derived from “Kohl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →