Where does “koul” come from?

koul (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian kōl, from Proto-West Germanic kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic kōluz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

koul (North Frisian): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “koul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiankōl—
2Proto-West Germanickōl(ī)cool
3Proto-Germanickōluzcool
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōluz →