Where does “chuolen” come from?

chuolen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic kōlēną, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Ancestry of “chuolen”, step by step

chuolen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kōlēną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickōlēnąto become cold
2Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Proto-Germanic kōlōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickōlōną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōlēną →