Where does “cholle” come from?

cholle (Middle English) comes from Old English ċeole, from Proto-West Germanic kelā, from Proto-Germanic kelǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- — to swallow.

cholle (Middle English): wattle, jowl

Definitions

  1. wattle, jowl

Ancestry of “cholle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċeolethroat
2Proto-West Germanickelāthroat
3Proto-Germanickelǭthroat
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelu-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kelǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kelā →