Where does “kol” come from?

kol (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

kol (Old High German): coal

Definitions

  1. coal

Ancestry of “kol”, step by step

kol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic kol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickolcoal
2Proto-Germanickulącoal
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

via Latin caulis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
2Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

Words derived from “kol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →