Where does “kolbe” come from?

kolbe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Kolben, from Middle High German kolbe, from Old High German cholpo, from Proto-Germanic kolbô, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

kolbe (Norwegian Nynorsk): a flask; a butt; a cob

Definitions

  1. a flask; a butt; a cob

Ancestry of “kolbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKolbenbutt of a rifle; piston; spadix
2Middle High Germankolbeclub
3Old High Germancholpo—
4Proto-Germanickolbô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “kolbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kolbô →Every word from Old High German cholpo →