Where does “kole” come from?

kole (Middle High German) comes from German Kohl, from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kol, from Proto-West Germanic kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

Ancestry of “kole”, step by step

kole traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kohl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKohlcabbage; nonsense; idle talk
2Middle High Germankōl—
3Old High Germankolcoal
4Proto-West Germanickolcoal
5Proto-Germanickulącoal
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

via Ahtna lae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnalaeto be, exist
2Proto-Athabaskan*leˑto be, exist

via Yoruba ilé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubailéhome; house

Words derived from “kole”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →