Etymology Explorer › Old High German

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

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

Words derived from “chuolen”

  • Kühlwasser
  • Kühlschmierstoff
  • abkühlen
  • kühlen
  • abgekühlt
  • Kühler
  • küelen
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