Where does “kyle” come from?

kyle (Middle English) comes from Old Norse kýli, from Proto-Germanic kūlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gewl-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

Ancestry of “kyle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekýliboil
2Proto-Germanickūlǭbump; hole
3Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kūlǭ →