Where does “kjølevæske” come from?

kjølevæske (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.

kjølevæske (Norwegian Bokmål): coolant

Definitions

  1. coolant

Ancestry of “kjølevæske”, step by step

kjølevæske 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 væske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvæskefluid, liquid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-Every word from Proto-Germanic kalanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic kōluz