Where does “kjøleribbe” come from?

kjøleribbe (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.

kjøleribbe (Norwegian Bokmål): a heat sink

Definitions

  1. a heat sink

Ancestry of “kjøleribbe”, step by step

kjøleribbe 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 ribbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålribbea rib bone, especially from a slaughtered animal
2Middle Low Germanribberib, strip
3Old Saxonribbi—
4Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōluz →