Where does “kiehl” come from?

kiehl (Pennsylvania German) comes from Luxembourgish Kuel, from Old High German kuolī, from Proto-West Germanic kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic kōluz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kiehl (Pennsylvania German): cool; chilly

Definitions

  1. cool; chilly

Ancestry of “kiehl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishKuelcoal
2Old High Germankuolīcool not warm
3Proto-West Germanickōl(ī)cool
4Proto-Germanickōluzcool
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōluz →