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Where does “keller” come from?

keller (German) comes from Middle High German keller, from Old High German kellari, from Proto-West Germanic *kellārī, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

Ancestry of “keller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankeller—
2Old High Germankellari—
3Proto-West Germanic*kellārī—
4Latincellārium—
5Latin-ārium—
6Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
7Proto-Italic*-om—
8Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—
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