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Where does “kúla” come from?

kúla (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kúla, from Proto-Germanic kūlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gewl-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

kúla (Icelandic): sphere, ball; lump; bullet

Definitions

  1. sphere, ball; lump; bullet

Ancestry of “kúla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekúlaswelling; lump, swelling
2Proto-Germanickūlǭbump; hole
3Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “kúla”

  • kúluvarp
  • byssukúla
  • kúlulega
  • kúlupenni
  • jólakúla
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