Where does “maiskolbe” come from?

maiskolbe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kolbe, 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.

maiskolbe (Norwegian Nynorsk): corn on the cob cooked, ear of corn / maize

Definitions

  1. corn on the cob cooked, ear of corn / maize

Ancestry of “maiskolbe”, step by step

maiskolbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kolbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkolbea flask; a butt; a cob
2GermanKolbenbutt of a rifle; piston; spadix
3Middle High Germankolbeclub
4Old High Germancholpo—
5Proto-Germanickolbô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Norwegian Nynorsk mais

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmaismaize, corn; kernel of maize / corn; sweetcorn;...
2Spanishmaízcorn, maize
3Taínomahís—
4Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kolbô →Every word from Old High German cholpo →