Where does “kullos” come from?

kullos (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kull, from Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

kullos (Norwegian Bokmål): carbon monoxide

Definitions

  1. carbon monoxide

Ancestry of “kullos”, step by step

kullos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkullcoal; charcoal; a litter
2Old Norsekolcoal
3Proto-Germanickulącoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

via Norwegian Bokmål os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →