Where does “Kohlebergwerk” come from?

Kohlebergwerk (German) comes from German Kohle, 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- — to burn; to shine.

Kohlebergwerk (German): coalmine

Definitions

  1. coalmine

Ancestry of “Kohlebergwerk”, step by step

Kohlebergwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kohle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKohlecoal; a coal; a piece of coal; money; dough; dosh
2Middle High Germankole—
3GermanKohlcabbage; nonsense; idle talk
4Middle High Germankōl—
5Old High Germankolcoal
6Proto-West Germanickolcoal
7Proto-Germanickulącoal
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

via German Bergwerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBergwerkmine, colliery, pit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →