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
- a bullet; a sphere; a ball
Ancestry of “kule”, step by step
kule traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English cool
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cool | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or... |
| 2 | Middle English | cool | — |
| 3 | Middle English | pek | peak |
| 4 | Middle English | pike | Alternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron... |
| 5 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 7 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |