Where does “cūle” come from?

cūle (Old English) comes from Old English cugele, from Ecclesiastical Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “cūle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcugelehood, cowl
2Ecclesiastical Latincucullamonk's cowl
3Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cūle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-Every word from Latin cucullus