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Where does “coule” come from?

coule (Middle English) comes from Old English cūle, from Old English cugele, from Ecclesiastical Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “coule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcūle—
2Old Englishcugelehood, cowl
3Ecclesiastical Latincucullamonk's cowl
4Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “coule”

  • cowl
  • cowled
  • cowlstaff
  • uncowl
  • cowlneck
  • cowlless
  • encowl
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