Where does “coel” come from?
coel (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh coil(i)ou, from Proto-Brythonic koïl, from Proto-Celtic kailo-, from Proto-Indo-European kóylos — healthy, whole; safe, unharmed.
Ancestry of “coel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Welsh | coil(i)ou | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | koïl | omen, augury |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kailo- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kóylos | healthy, whole; safe, unharmed |
Words derived from “coel”