Where does “kølle” come from?

kølle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse kolla, from Proto-Germanic kelþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kølle (Norwegian Nynorsk): a female animal, without horns or antlers, especially of a kind of hind or cow

Definitions

  1. a female animal, without horns or antlers, especially of a kind of hind or cow

Ancestry of “kølle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekollahind, cow; woman
2Proto-Germanickelþazfetus; newborn; infant; child
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kølle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kelþaz →