Where does “kolbowaty” come from?

kolbowaty (Polish) comes from Polish kolba, from German Kolben, from Middle High German kolbe, from Old High German cholpo, from Proto-Germanic kolbô, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

kolbowaty (Polish): spadiceous

Definitions

  1. spadiceous

Ancestry of “kolbowaty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkolbalaboratory flask
2GermanKolbenbutt of a rifle; piston; spadix
3Middle High Germankolbeclub
4Old High Germancholpo—
5Proto-Germanickolbô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →