Where does “kol” come from?

kol (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

kol (Icelandic): coal; carbon

Definitions

  1. coal; carbon

Ancestry of “kol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekolcoal
2Proto-Germanickulącoal
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

Words derived from “kol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →
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