Where does “cōl” come from?

cōl (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic kōluz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

cōl (Old English): cool, cold, tranquil, calm

Definitions

  1. cool, cold, tranquil, calm

Ancestry of “cōl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickōl(ī)cool
2Proto-Germanickōluzcool
3Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “cōl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōluz →