Where does “kiol” come from?

kiol (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *keul, from Proto-Germanic keulaz, from Proto-Indo-European gawl- — ball, swelling.

kiol (Old High German): keel

Definitions

  1. keel

Ancestry of “kiol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*keulkeel
2Proto-Germanickeulazship
3Proto-Indo-Europeangawl-ball, swelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gawl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keulaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *keul →