Where does “cole” come from?
cole (Middle English) comes from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
cole (Middle English): coal
Ancestry of “cole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | cāwel | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *kauli | — |
| 3 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
Words derived from “cole”