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

Definitions

  1. coal

Ancestry of “cole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcāwelcolewort
2Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
3Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
4Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

Words derived from “cole”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →