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Where does “ċeole” come from?

ċeole (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic kelā, from Proto-Germanic kelǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- — to swallow.

Ancestry of “ċeole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickelā—
2Proto-Germanickelǭthroat
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelu-to swallow

Words derived from “ċeole”

  • cholle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- →