Where does “avkjøling” come from?
avkjøling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål avkjøle, 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.
avkjøling (Norwegian Nynorsk): cooling
Definitions
- cooling
Ancestry of “avkjøling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | avkjøle | to cool, cool off, chill |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjøle | to cool |
| 3 | Old Norse | kœla | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kōlijaną | to make cold, to cool |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kōlaz | Alternative form of *kōluz; cool, cold; calm |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kōluz | cool |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |