Where does “cawel” come from?
cawel (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
Ancestry of “cawel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *kauli | — |
| 2 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
Words derived from “cawel”