Where does “colen” come from?

colen (Middle English) comes from Old English cōlian, from Proto-West Germanic *kōlēn — to become cool, cool down.

Ancestry of “colen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcōlianto cool, grow cold, be cold
2Proto-West Germanic*kōlēnto become cool, cool down
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kōlēn →Every word from Old English cōlian →