Where does “줄어들다” come from?
줄어들다 (Korean) comes from Korean 줄, from English joule, from English Joel, from French Judicaël, from Old Breton Iudicael, from Welsh cael, from English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
줄어들다 (Korean): To diminish or decrease
Definitions
- To diminish or decrease
Ancestry of “줄어들다”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 줄 | string, rope; line, stripe, strip, row, column,... |
| 2 | English | joule | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 3 | English | Joel | A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh |
| 4 | French | Judicaël | transferred from the surname |
| 5 | Old Breton | Iudicael | — |
| 6 | Welsh | cael | to get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,... |
| 7 | English | Kyle | A placename |
| 8 | Scottish Gaelic | caol | thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the... |
| 9 | Middle Irish | cáel | narrow |
| 10 | Old Irish | coíl | thin, slender, narrow |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | koilos | thin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |