Where does “kela” come from?

kela (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic kelā, from Proto-Germanic kelǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- — to swallow.

kela (Old High German): throat

Definitions

  1. throat

Ancestry of “kela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickelāthroat
2Proto-Germanickelǭthroat
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelu-to swallow

Words derived from “kela”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kelǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kelā →