Where does “colmose” come from?

colmose (Middle English) comes from Old English colmāse, 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.

colmose (Middle English): coalmouse

Definitions

  1. coalmouse

Ancestry of “colmose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcolmāsecoalmouse
2Old Englishcōlcool, cold, tranquil, calm
3Proto-West Germanickōl(ī)cool
4Proto-Germanickōluzcool
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “colmose”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōluz →
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