Where does “kjølemedium” come from?

kjølemedium (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kjøle, from Old Norse kœla, from Proto-Germanic kōlijaną, from Proto-Germanic kōlaz, from Proto-Germanic kōluz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kjølemedium (Norwegian Bokmål): refrigerant

Definitions

  1. refrigerant

Ancestry of “kjølemedium”, step by step

kjølemedium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kjøle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjøleto cool
2Old Norsekœla
3Proto-Germanickōlijanąto make cold, to cool
4Proto-GermanickōlazAlternative form of *kōluz; cool, cold; calm
5Proto-Germanickōluzcool
6Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Norwegian Bokmål medium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmediuma medium
2Latinmediuminflection of medius: ## masculine accusative...
3Proto-Italicmeðjosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-Every word from Proto-Germanic kalanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic kōluz