Where does “kelo” come from?

kelo (Ido) comes from German keil, from Middle High German kil, from Old High German kil.

kelo (Ido): key, wedge, peg, cotter pin, lynchpin, gib

Definitions

  1. key, wedge, peg, cotter pin, lynchpin, gib

Ancestry of “kelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankeila wedge
2Middle High Germankillarge feather, quill
3Old High Germankil—

Words derived from “kelo”

Every word from Old High German kil →Every word from Middle High German kil →Every word from German keil →