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Where does “kollr” come from?

kollr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kullaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

kollr (Old Norse): a top, a summit

Definitions

  1. a top, a summit

Ancestry of “kollr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickullaz—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

Words derived from “kollr”

  • kulle
  • kollur
  • æðikollur
  • kollhnís
  • kolla
  • kollhnís
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