Where does “Kolonne” come from?

Kolonne (German) comes from French colonne, from Middle French colomne, from Old French columne, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

Kolonne (German): platoon; fractionating column

Definitions

  1. platoon; fractionating column

Ancestry of “Kolonne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcolonnecolumn, pillar; column; file
2Middle Frenchcolomnecolumn
3Old Frenchcolumnecolumn
4Latincolumnacolumn, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book
5Proto-Italickolamen—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “Kolonne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Italic kolamen →Every word from Latin columna →