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Where does “cōlian” come from?

cōlian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kōlēn.

cōlian (Old English): to cool, grow cold, be cold

Definitions

  1. to cool, grow cold, be cold

Ancestry of “cōlian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*kōlēn—

Words derived from “cōlian”

  • colen
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