Where does “Maiskolben” come from?

Maiskolben (German) comes from German Kolben, from Middle High German kolbe, from Old High German cholpo, from Proto-Germanic kolbô, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Maiskolben (German): corncob, ear of corn, ear of maize

Definitions

  1. corncob, ear of corn, ear of maize

Ancestry of “Maiskolben”, step by step

Maiskolben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kolben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKolbenbutt of a rifle; piston; spadix
2Middle High Germankolbeclub
3Old High Germancholpo—
4Proto-Germanickolbô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via German Mais

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaismaize; corn; genitive singular of Mai
2Russianмаи́сmaize, corn
3Spanishmaízcorn, maize
4Taínomahís—
5Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →