Where does “coil” come from?

coil (Irish) comes from Irish col, from Old Irish col, from Proto-Celtic kulom.

coil (Irish): vocative/genitive singular of col; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. vocative/genitive singular of col; inflection of...

Ancestry of “coil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcolprohibition; sin, lust; violation
2Old Irishcolsin, violation
3Proto-Celtickulom—
Every word from Proto-Celtic kulom →Every word from Old Irish col →Every word from Irish col →