Where does “ankohlen” come from?
ankohlen (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.
ankohlen (German): to char, to obtain a superficial burning
Definitions
- to char, to obtain a superficial burning
Ancestry of “ankohlen”, step by step
ankohlen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kohle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kohle | coal; a coal; a piece of coal; money; dough; dosh |
| 2 | Middle High German | kole | — |
| 3 | German | Kohl | cabbage; nonsense; idle talk |
| 4 | Middle High German | kōl | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kol | coal |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kol | coal |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kulą | coal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷol- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵwelH- | to burn; to shine |