Where does “kēle” come from?
kēle (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kela, from Proto-West Germanic kelā, from Proto-Germanic kelǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- — to swallow.
Ancestry of “kēle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | kela | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kelā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kelǭ | throat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelu- | to swallow |
Words derived from “kēle”