Where does “kólfur” come from?

kólfur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kólfr, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kólfur (Icelandic): clapper; cob, corncob

Definitions

  1. clapper; cob, corncob

Ancestry of “kólfur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekólfrclapper, tongue of a bell; "a kind of" bolt
2Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz →Every word from Old Norse kólfr →