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Where does “kule” come from?

kule (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English cool, from Middle English cool, from Middle English pek, from Middle English pike, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik- — sap, juice.

kule (Norwegian Bokmål): a bullet; a sphere; a ball

Definitions

  1. a bullet; a sphere; a ball

Ancestry of “kule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoolHaving a slightly low temperature; mildly or...
2Middle Englishcool—
3Middle Englishpek—
4Middle EnglishpikeAlternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron...
5Old Englishpīcpointed object, pick axe
6Proto-Germanic*pīk—
7Latinpixpitch, tar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “kule”

  • halvkule
  • kuleramme
  • klinkekule
  • kuling
  • kule
  • kulestøt
  • kul
  • kulehull
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