Where does “col” come from?

col (Middle English) comes from Old English cōl, from Proto-West Germanic kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic kōluz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

col (Middle English): cole; coal

Definitions

  1. cole; coal

Ancestry of “col”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcōlcool, cold, tranquil, calm
2Proto-West Germanickōl(ī)cool
3Proto-Germanickōluzcool
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “col”

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