Where does “brunkull” come from?

brunkull (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kull, from Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

brunkull (Norwegian Bokmål): brown coal, lignite

Definitions

  1. brown coal, lignite

Ancestry of “brunkull”, step by step

brunkull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkullcoal; charcoal; a litter
2Old Norsekolcoal
3Proto-Germanickulącoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

via Norwegian Bokmål brun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrunbrown
2Old Norsebrúnnbrown; bright; a black horse
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →