Where does “colpytt” come from?

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

colpytt (Old English): coalpit: a pit where coal is extracted or charcoal is made

Definitions

  1. coalpit: a pit where coal is extracted or charcoal is made

Ancestry of “colpytt”, step by step

colpytt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cōl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcōlcool, cold, tranquil, calm
2Proto-West Germanickōl(ī)cool
3Proto-Germanickōluzcool
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Old English pytt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpyttpit; well, pool; grave
2Proto-West Germanicputiwell
3Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
4Latin-alnoun-forming suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →