Where does “columpe” come from?

columpe (Middle English) comes from Old French columne, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

columpe (Middle English): Alternative form of columpne

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of columpne

Ancestry of “columpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcolumnecolumn
2Latincolumnacolumn, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book
3Proto-Italickolamen—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Italic kolamen →Every word from Latin columna →