Where does “Kohle” come from?

Kohle (German) comes from Middle High German kole, from German Kohl, 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.

Kohle (German): coal; a coal; a piece of coal; money; dough; dosh

Definitions

  1. coal; a coal; a piece of coal; money; dough; dosh

Ancestry of “Kohle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankole
2GermanKohlcabbage; nonsense; idle talk
3Middle High Germankōl
4Old High Germankolcoal
5Proto-West Germanickolcoal
6Proto-Germanickulącoal
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

Words derived from “Kohle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH-