Where does “verkühlen” come from?

verkühlen (German) comes from German kühl, from Middle High German küele, from Old High German kuolī, from Proto-West Germanic kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic kōluz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

verkühlen (German): to catch a cold

Definitions

  1. to catch a cold

Ancestry of “verkühlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankühlcool; calm, restrained, passionless; cool, frigid
2Middle High Germanküele—
3Old High Germankuolīcool not warm
4Proto-West Germanickōl(ī)cool
5Proto-Germanickōluzcool
6Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōluz →
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