Where does “Kuel” come from?

Kuel (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German kuolī, from Proto-West Germanic kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic kōluz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

Kuel (Luxembourgish): coal

Definitions

  1. coal

Ancestry of “Kuel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankuolīcool not warm
2Proto-West Germanickōl(ī)cool
3Proto-Germanickōluzcool
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “Kuel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōluz →