Where does “kólfr” come from?

kólfr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kólfr (Old Norse): clapper, tongue of a bell; "a kind of" bolt

Definitions

  1. clapper, tongue of a bell; "a kind of" bolt

Ancestry of “kólfr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kólfr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz →